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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  4-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 4 - Comptroller|Section 4-112 - Comptroller to Match Certain Information and Produce Certain Aggregated Data on Average Wage or Salary Earnings

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Aggregated data” means de–identified data that is summarized by type of program of study or educational institution.        (3)    “Student information” means:            (i)    student Social Security number;            (ii)    program of study;            (iii)    enrollment; and            (iv)    name of educational institution.        (4)    “Tax information” means income tax records, wage information, and other data stored by the Comptroller.    (b)    (1)    In accordance with the protocol established under § 24–703.2 of the Education Article, the Comptroller shall:            (i)    match student information received from the Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center with tax information maintained by the Comptroller; and            (ii)    for research purposes, produce aggregated data from the matched information on the average amount of wage or salary earnings from self–employment or other sources of income for individuals within each educational institution or program of study.        (2)    The Comptroller may not produce any aggregated data that may be identifiable based on the size or uniqueness of the population under consideration.    (c)    The Comptroller shall follow and utilize privacy and security standards developed for the protocol, including:        (1)    data retention and disposition policies;        (2)    authorized access and authentication for authorized access policies;        (3)    privacy compliance standards; and        (4)    breach notification and procedures.    (d)    The Comptroller shall comply with any data privacy and security standards in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and other relevant privacy laws and policies.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-101.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-101.1 - Oath

    In addition to the oath specified in Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution, the Treasurer shall take an oath to discharge the duties of the Office of Treasurer faithfully, diligently, and honestly.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-102 - Surety Bond -- Required; Forms and Conditions; Renewal; Filing

    (a)    While in office, the Treasurer shall be covered by a surety bond as required in this section.    (b)    The surety bond under this section shall:        (1)    run to the State;        (2)    be in the amount that the Governor approves;        (3)    be with a surety company that is authorized to do business in the State; and        (4)    include provisions that secure the money of:            (i)    the Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund;            (ii)    the Subsequent Injury Fund; and            (iii)    the Unemployment Insurance Administration Fund.    (c)    (1)    If the Governor believes that the surety bond under this section has or is likely to become invalid or insufficient, the Governor shall demand that the Treasurer obtain coverage under a new surety bond that meets the requirements of this section.        (2)    Neglect or refusal to obtain the coverage within 20 days after the demand constitutes disqualification from office, as authorized in the Maryland Constitution.    (d)    After execution and approval of a surety bond under this section, the surety bond shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-102.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-102.1 - Surety Bond -- Duties as Custodian of the Unemployment Insurance Fund

    (a)    In addition to the bond required under § 5-102 of this subtitle, the State Treasurer shall be covered by a surety bond as required in this section.    (b)    The surety bond under this section shall:        (1)    be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of the State Treasurer as custodian of the Unemployment Insurance Fund;        (2)    run to the State;        (3)    be in an amount that the Secretary approves; and        (4)    be in a form required by law or approved by the Attorney General.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-103 - Conflicts of Interest

    (a)    Before taking office, the Treasurer shall place in a trust over which the Treasurer has no control or otherwise shall be divested of all capital stock of banks, trust companies, and other financial institutions in the State.    (b)    While in office, the Treasurer may not own capital stock of or receive compensation from a bank, trust company, or other financial institution in the State.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-104 - Full-Time Duties; Salary

    (a)    The Treasurer shall devote full time to the duties of office.    (b)    The Treasurer shall address the Legislative Policy Committee of the General Assembly on a semiannual basis and as necessary on issues of legislative importance, including the activities of the Board of Public Works, bond sales, and investment and procurement initiatives.    (c)    The Treasurer’s annual salary shall be:        (1)    $137,500 for the first year of appointment beginning January, 2015;        (2)    $141,500 starting on the first anniversary after appointment;        (3)    $145,500 starting on the second anniversary after appointment; and        (4)    $149,500 starting on the third anniversary after appointment and thereafter.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-105 - Staff

    (a)    (1)    The Treasurer may employ a staff in accordance with the State budget.        (2)    While on the staff, an individual shall be covered by a surety bond in the form and amount required by law.        (3)    The staff shall perform the duties that the Treasurer assigns.    (b)    (1)    From among the employees on the staff, the Treasurer may designate 1 Chief Deputy Treasurer and 1 or more deputy treasurers.        (2)    A designation as Chief Deputy Treasurer or as deputy treasurer may be terminated:            (i)    by the Treasurer for any reason that the Treasurer considers sufficient; or            (ii)    if the Treasurer is ill or absent, by the other members of the Board of Public Works for any reason that the members consider sufficient.        (3)    A termination of the designation as Chief Deputy Treasurer or as deputy treasurer is not, of itself, a termination of employment.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-106 - Inability or Unavailability

    (a)    If the Treasurer temporarily is unable or unavailable to carry out the duties of office, an acting treasurer shall have the powers and duties of the office, as provided in this section.    (b)    (1)    If the Treasurer gives the presiding officers of the General Assembly and the Chief Deputy Treasurer written notice of a temporary inability or unavailability, the Chief Deputy Treasurer shall serve as an acting treasurer unless the presiding officers appoint another individual as acting treasurer and give the Chief Deputy Treasurer written notice of the appointment.        (2)    An acting treasurer shall serve under this subsection:            (i)    on and after the date that the Treasurer sets in the notice; and            (ii)    until the Treasurer gives the presiding officers and the acting treasurer written notice that the Treasurer is able to carry out the duties.    (c)    (1)    If the Treasurer has not given notice, but the presiding officers of the General Assembly make a formal, written determination of a temporary inability or unavailability of the Treasurer, the officers may appoint an acting treasurer.        (2)    The acting treasurer shall serve under this subsection:            (i)    on and after the date of the appointment; and            (ii)    until the presiding officers jointly determine and give the Treasurer and the acting treasurer written notice that the Treasurer is able to carry out the duties.    (d)    The Court of Appeals has exclusive original jurisdiction, on petition of the presiding officers of the General Assembly, the Treasurer, or the acting treasurer, to determine any issue that arises under this section and to pass any appropriate order.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  5-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 5 - Treasurer|Section 5-107 - Vacancy in Office

    If the Office of the Treasurer becomes vacant, the Chief Deputy Treasurer is the deputy treasurer who acts as Treasurer under Article VI, § 1 of the Maryland Constitution.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-101 - Ineligibility for Failure to Account

    Until an individual accounts for and pays into the Treasury of the State all money that is charged to and due by the individual on the books of the State, the individual is ineligible to become a member of the Senate of Maryland or the House of Delegates, or to hold any State office of profit or trust if the individual:         (1)    is a collector, receiver, or holder of public moneys;        (2)    is charged on the books of the State a sum due to the State; and        (3)    has failed to account fairly for the public moneys with the Treasury of the State.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-102 - Extent of Removal of Ineligibility

    An ineligibility established under § 17-101 of this title:         (1)    may not be removed by an accounting with or payment into the Treasury of the State to validate an election or appointment that has already occurred; but        (2)    shall be removed only for a future election or appointment.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-103 - Inadvertent Issuance of Commission

    (a)    If a commission has been issued to an individual who is ineligible under § 17-101 of this title, the Governor shall instruct the State’s Attorney for the county in which the individual resides to obtain in the circuit court of that county a writ of mandamus directed to the individual who professes to hold the office specified in the commission to inquire into the right by which the individual holds the office.    (b)    If the circuit court finds that at the time of the election or appointment of an individual, the individual had not accounted for and paid into the Treasury of the State money that the individual should have accounted for and paid into the Treasury of the State before the election or appointment of the individual, then the circuit court shall declare the election or appointment of that individual to be void from the beginning and the office to be vacant.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-104 - Duty of State's Attorney; Mandamus; Penalty

    (a)    Whenever a State’s Attorney for a county is informed that an individual has been commissioned in that county and that at the time of the election or appointment of the individual to office the individual was in default to the Treasury of the State for not accounting for and paying over to the Treasury of the State any money, the State’s Attorney shall request the State Comptroller to provide a statement of the account of the individual.    (b)    If the Comptroller certifies that the individual is in default, the State’s Attorney shall initiate the mandamus proceeding authorized by § 17-103 of this title.    (c)    A State’s Attorney who fails to comply with this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be removed from office.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-105 - Construction of Title

    Nothing in this title invalidates an act done by an officer within the scope of the officer’s authority as long as the commission is unannulled.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-106 - Postmasters and United States Marshals Not to Hold State Office

    (a)    A postmaster, a deputy of a postmaster, a United States marshal, or a deputy of a United States marshal may not hold any State office or exercise any function of any officer of the State.    (b)    An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine of $50 for each offense, to be recovered by an indictment in the circuit court for the county where the individual commits the offense.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-107 - Debts Not to Be Purchased by Sheriffs, Constables, or Collectors of Taxes

    (a)    A sheriff, constable, or collector of taxes may not, while in office, purchase any debt or claim held by or due from any individual who resides in the county where the sheriff, constable, or collector of taxes holds office.    (b)    An individual who violates subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine of $50 for each offense.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  17-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 17 - Officers|Section 17-108 - Residence Requirements for Appointment

    (a)    This section does not affect an appointment:        (1)    of an officer who requires special knowledge or training; or        (2)    to an office that requires expert knowledge or training.    (b)    An individual may not be appointed to any office in the State unless the individual has been a bona fide resident of the State for at least 12 months before the day of the individual’s appointment.    (c)    A State or county official may not appoint an individual unless the individual has been a bona fide resident of the State for at least 12 months and of the county in which the individual is appointed for at least 6 months before the day of the individual’s appointment.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Judge” means an individual who serves on the Tax Court.    (c)    “Tax Court” means the Maryland Tax Court.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-102 - Established

    There is a Maryland Tax Court, which is an independent administrative unit of the State government.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-103 - Jurisdiction

    (a)    The Tax Court has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the final decision, final determination, or final order of a property tax assessment appeal board or any other unit of the State government or of a political subdivision of the State that is authorized to make the final decision or determination or issue the final order about any tax issue, including:        (1)    the valuation, assessment, or classification of property;        (2)    the imposition of a tax;        (3)    the determination of a claim for refund;        (4)    the application for an abatement, reduction, or revision of any assessment or tax; or        (5)    the application for an exemption from any assessment or tax.    (b)    This section does not affect any requirement that a decision, determination, or order be appealed to another unit of the State government or of a political subdivision of the State before an appeal is taken to the Tax Court.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-104 - Place of Hearing

    The Tax Court may sit in Baltimore City or in the county seat of any other county.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-105 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties

    (a)    In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this title and in Title 13, Subtitle 5 of this article, the Tax Court:        (1)    as to any matter before it, shall pass a written order that is signed by at least 1 of the judges;        (2)    shall have a seal for the certification of copies of orders of the Tax Court by the clerk; and        (3)    may ask the Department to perform administrative duties for the Tax Court.    (b)    Subject to § 3-103 of this title, Title 13 of this article, and § 14-512 of the Tax - Property Article, the Tax Court may adopt reasonable rules of procedure in accordance with the provisions for adopting regulations under Title 10, Subtitle 1, Parts I through III, V, and VI of the State Government Article.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-106 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Tax Court consists of 5 judges appointed by the Governor from the qualified voters of the State.        (2)    Of the 5 judges, the Chief Judge and at least 1 other judge shall be members of the Bar of the State.        (3)    Of the 5 judges, at least:            (i)    1 shall be a resident of Baltimore City;            (ii)    1 shall be a resident of the Eastern Shore; and            (iii)    1 shall be a resident of the Western Shore.    (b)    The Tax Court may not include more than 3 judges from the same political party.    (c)    Before taking office, each appointee to the Tax Court shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.    (d)    (1)    The term of a judge is 6 years and begins on the 1st Monday in June.        (2)    The terms of judges are staggered as required by the terms provided for the judges of the Tax Court on January 1, 1989.        (3)    At the end of a term, a judge continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    A judge who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.    (e)    The Governor may remove a judge for incompetence or misconduct.    (f)    Each judge is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-107 - Quorum for Business; Concurrence on Appeals

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a majority of the judges then serving on the Tax Court is a quorum to do business.    (b)    The concurrence of a majority of the judges who hear an appeal is sufficient to decide the appeal.    (c)    A judge who is a member of the Bar of the State may hear and decide an appeal without the participation of any other judge.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-108 - Chief Judge

    (a)    From among the judges, the Governor shall appoint a Chief Judge.    (b)    An appointment as Chief Judge is effective during the term of the judge who is appointed to the position.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-109 - Clerk

    (a)    The Tax Court shall appoint a clerk.    (b)    The clerk is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.    (c)    (1)    The clerk shall have custody of and keep as a public record:            (i)    a docket that is a full and accurate record of all proceedings in the Tax Court; and            (ii)    a file of all the pleadings and exhibits in all proceedings in the Tax Court.        (2)    The clerk shall issue a subpoena as required under §§ 13-520 and 13-521 of this article.        (3)    The clerk shall perform other duties that the Tax Court assigns.    (d)    The clerk may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding in the Tax Court.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-110 - Deputy Clerk

    (a)    The Tax Court may appoint 1 or more deputy clerks.    (b)    Each deputy clerk is entitled to the salary provided in the State budget.    (c)    A deputy clerk shall perform the duties that the Tax Court assigns, including, in the absence of the clerk, a duty of the clerk.    (d)    A deputy clerk may administer oaths in connection with any proceeding in the Tax Court.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-111 - Examiners

    (a)    The Tax Court may:        (1)    appoint examiners to hear an appeal on the valuation of real property; and        (2)    arrange for examiners to hear appeals in the counties where the appeals arise, at times and places that promote accessibility to the examiners by the parties to the appeal.    (b)    After a hearing before an examiner, the examiner shall submit to the Tax Court a written recommended decision that includes the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the recommendation is based.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-112 - Staff

    The Tax Court may employ staff in accordance with the State budget:         (1)    to carry out the provisions of this title and Title 13, Subtitle 5 of this article; and        (2)    to exercise the powers and to carry out the duties otherwise conferred by law on the Tax Court.
MD. Tax - General Code Ann. §  3-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - General|Title 3 - Maryland Tax Court|Section 3-113 - Offices

    (a)    The principal office of the Tax Court is in Baltimore City, at a location that the Board of Public Works chooses.    (b)    The offices of the Tax Court shall be open for business:        (1)    during the hours that the Governor designates; and        (2)    at any additional time as the Tax Court considers necessary.
MD. Tax - Property Code Ann. §  3-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - Property|Title 3 - Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards and the Administrator of Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards|Section 3-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administrator” means the Administrator of the property tax assessment appeal boards.    (c)    “Board” means a property tax assessment appeal board.    (d)    “Member” means a member or alternate member of a property tax assessment appeal board.
MD. Tax - Property Code Ann. §  3-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - Property|Title 3 - Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards and the Administrator of Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards|Section 3-102 - Board Established

    There is a property tax assessment appeal board in each county.