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MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-307 - Contents of Warrant

    (a)    The warrant shall recite:        (1)    The name and address of the applicant;        (2)    The date when the application was docketed;        (3)    The nature of the request made in the application; and        (4)    A description of the land to be surveyed, as described in the application.    (b)    The warrant shall direct the surveyor to:        (1)    Within 30 days of receipt of the warrant, acknowledge its receipt in writing to the Commissioner;        (2)    Specify in the acknowledgement a date, time, and place for making the survey, which date may be no earlier than 10 days and no later than six months after the last publication of notice required by § 13-308 of this subtitle;        (3)    Lay out and survey the land as specified in the acknowledgement;        (4)    Prepare an accurate plat and metes-and-bounds description of the land to be surveyed;        (5)    In a resurvey that discloses an error in any previous survey, correct the error;        (6)    Compute the area of any land included within the description and plat; and        (7)    Within six months from the date the notice of warrant was last published, return his certificate of survey on these matters, together with all duplicates required by § 13-310(a)(1) of this subtitle, to the Commissioner.    (c)    The Commissioner shall sign the warrant and affix the seal for land patent proceedings to it.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-308 - Notice and Publication

    (a)    (1)    On receipt of the surveyor’s acknowledgement of the warrant, the Commissioner shall mail a notice of the issuance of the warrant to:            (i)    The applicant;            (ii)    Each adjoining landowner named in the application under § 13-302(a)(4) of this subtitle;            (iii)    Each person, governmental body, or agency named in the application under § 13-302(a)(6) of this subtitle as having a claim to any portion of the land described in the application;            (iv)    The Division of State Documents; and            (v)    The Board of Public Works.        (2)    The notice shall include:            (i)    The information required by § 13-302(a)(4) of this subtitle; and            (ii)    The date, time, and place for making the survey, as specified by the surveyor under § 13-307(b)(2) of this subtitle.    (b)    Immediately on receipt of the notice, the Administrator of the Division of State Documents shall publish the notice in the next available two consecutive issues of the Maryland Register. The Commissioner shall place in the file of the applicant copies of the notice published in the Maryland Register and the dates of publication.    (c)    (1)    Immediately on receipt of the notice, the applicant shall:            (i)    Have the notice published at least once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which any portion of the land described in the warrant is located; and            (ii)    Request the sheriff of each county in which any portion of the land described in the warrant is located to post the information contained in the notice conspicuously on the land.        (2)    The sheriff of each county promptly shall comply with a request made under this subsection.        (3)    The applicant promptly shall file with the Commissioner a certificate of publication and a certificate of the sheriff evidencing the date of posting.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-309 - Substitute Warrant; Extension of Time

    (a)    (1)    If the surveyor to whom a warrant is directed is unable or unwilling to perform the duties set out in the warrant, the applicant may request the Commissioner in writing for issuance of a substitute warrant to another surveyor chosen by the applicant. The request shall set forth in detail the reasons for requesting the substitute warrant.        (2)    On receipt of the request, the Commissioner may issue a substitute warrant to the successor surveyor. If notice of the original warrant was published under § 13-308 of this subtitle, further publication is not required.        (3)    The issuance of a substitute warrant does not extend the time for filing the certificate of survey. However, a request for extension may be filed under subsection (b) of this section.    (b)    (1)    If the surveyor to whom an original or substitute warrant is directed is able and willing to perform the duties set out in the warrant but is unable to return his certificate in the time otherwise required by this subtitle, the applicant or the surveyor may request the Commissioner in writing for an extension of that time. The request shall set forth in detail the reasons for requesting the extension.        (2)    On receipt of the request, the Commissioner:            (i)    May extend the time for the return of the certificate; and            (ii)    Shall advise the applicant, the surveyor, and each objector in writing of his decision and the period of any extension granted.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-310 - Certificate of Survey

    (a)    After the surveyor has completed the survey, the surveyor shall:        (1)    Prepare a certificate of survey and one additional duplicate certificate for each county in which any vacant land embraced within the survey is located; and        (2)    Return the certificate and all of these duplicates to the Commissioner in the time required by this subtitle.    (b)    The certificate of survey shall contain, as to all the land embraced within the survey:        (1)    A plat that meets the requirements of § 3–108(c) of this article and any rules or regulations adopted under this title;        (2)    A description of any vacant land and a separate description of any land owned by the applicant, each of which descriptions:            (i)    Shall include the area covered by it; and            (ii)    Shall be referenced to adjoining tracts in the manner generally accepted in the profession of land surveying;        (3)    A statement of the character and condition of any improvements on the land, or a statement that no improvements exist; and        (4)    A certification by the surveyor that the surveyor:            (i)    Actually has run and measured on the land the distance of each boundary; and            (ii)    Has complied with all the requirements of this subsection.    (c)    The certificate and all duplicates shall be signed and verified by the surveyor.    (d)    If the surveyor fails to return the certificate and all duplicates in the time required by this subtitle, the Commissioner shall dismiss the application and enter an order of termination in the proceeding.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-311 - Commissioner to Return or File Certificate; Notification

    (a)    The Commissioner shall examine the certificate of survey, each duplicate certificate, and the plat returned by the surveyor. If any certificate, duplicate, or plat is found to be incorrect or incomplete, the Commissioner promptly shall return it to the surveyor for immediate completion or appropriate amendment.    (b)    If the certificate, duplicates, and plat appear to comply with the requirements of § 13-310 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall:        (1)    File the certificate and plat in the proceeding; and        (2)    Promptly mail a notice of the return of the certificate of survey to:            (i)    Each party to the proceeding; and            (ii)    Each other person, including any potential objector, who has requested the Commissioner in writing for this notice.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-312 - Expenses of Surveyor

    All expenses of the surveyor shall be paid directly to the surveyor by the applicant and are not part of the costs or expenses of the proceeding before the Commissioner.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land|Section 13-313 - Determination of Purchase Price for Vacant Land

    (a)    When a certificate of survey embracing any vacant land is filed, the Commissioner shall forward one of the duplicate certificates returned by the surveyor to the supervisor of assessments for each county in which the land is located.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, within 30 days of receipt of the duplicate certificate, the supervisor shall have two assessors:        (1)    Independently of each other, inspect and assess the actual fair market value of the vacant land and any improvements on it;        (2)    Endorse the duplicate certificate with their joint determination of the assessed value of the vacant land and improvements;        (3)    Prepare a statement of the reasons for the valuation;        (4)    Sign and verify the endorsed duplicate certificate and the statement; and        (5)    Return the endorsed duplicate certificate and the statement to the Commissioner.    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the purchase price for the vacant land shall be the assessed value of the land in the county or, if located in more than one county, the sum of the assessed values of the land in each county, as determined by the assessors under subsection (b) of this section, less all expenses of the surveyor, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs charged by the Commissioner.        (2)    In a hearing before the Commissioner or in any proceeding for declaratory relief under this title, the applicant may present evidence that the assessed value of the vacant land is less than that established under paragraph (1) of this subsection. In this case, the final judgment of the Commissioner or the circuit court, as the case may be, shall set the purchase price for the vacant land at any amount, not exceeding that established under paragraph (1) of this subsection, which the Commissioner or the court, based on the endorsed duplicate certificate and statement of the assessors and any other satisfactory evidence presented in the matter, determines to be the proper assessed value of the land. The determination of the Commissioner or the court is subject to appeal only as provided in § 13-410(b) of this title.    (d)    In the case of an application by a governmental body for a certificate of reservation, the supervisor of assessments is not required to assess the value of the land.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-401 - Objections to Grant of Patent -- Who May Object

    The following persons may file an objection to the granting of a patent for all or any portion of the land described in the application:         (1)    Any person or governmental body with prior title to any portion of the land, except that, if the land is land for which a patent never has been issued, the State and its agencies may object only in accordance with item (3) of this section;        (2)    Any person who possesses any portion of the land under claim of ownership in a manner that, either directly or by tacking, is actual, open, notorious, exclusive, and continuous and uninterrupted for the 20 years immediately preceding the date of filing the application; and        (3)    The State or any agency of the State that requires any portion of the land for public purposes.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-402 - Objections to Grant of Patent -- Manner and Time of Objection

    (a)    Each objection in a proceeding shall be filed with the Commissioner:        (1)    After the filing of the application for a warrant; and        (2)    Within the later to occur of:            (i)    Six months after the issuance of the warrant; or            (ii)    60 days after the surveyor returns the certificate of survey under this title.    (b)    Each objection shall be in writing and contain:        (1)    The name and address of the objector;        (2)    A description of that portion of the land to which the objection applies, referenced to the description contained in the certificate of survey and accompanying plat;        (3)    The reasons for the objection;        (4)    All available documentary and factual information necessary to support the claim of the objector;        (5)    If the objection is made by a person claiming ownership under § 13-401(2) of this subtitle:            (i)    The name and current address of each person that has possessed the land under claim of ownership in the manner described in § 13-401 (2) of this subtitle;            (ii)    The term of each possession; and            (iii)    Any physical signs that accompanied each possession; and        (6)    If the objection is made by the State or any agency of the State claiming public use under § 13-401(3) of this subtitle:            (i)    A statement of the particular public purpose for which the land is required;            (ii)    A description of a clear and compelling need for the land;            (iii)    The anticipated date when the land will be used for the specified public purpose; and            (iv)    A statement of whether the land adjoins any land already held by the objector.    (c)    Each objection shall be signed and verified by the objector and contain a certification that a copy of the objection was forwarded, at the address on record with the Commissioner, to:        (1)    The applicant;        (2)    Each other party in the proceeding; and        (3)    Each other person entitled to notice under § 13-404(b) of this subtitle.    (d)    If any information required by this section is unavailable when the objection is filed, it may be included in an amendment to the objection, if the amendment is filed in advance of any hearing before the Commissioner or any proceeding for declaratory relief.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-403 - Objections to Grant of Patent -- Objector Waives Matters Not Raised

    Any information, matter, or claim required by § 13-402 of this subtitle to be in an objection is waived if not raised in the objection or in an amendment to it in advance of any hearing before the Commissioner or any proceeding for declaratory relief.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-404 - Notices

    (a)    Any person, governmental body, or agency that files an objection under this subtitle becomes a party to the proceeding as of the date the objection is filed. After that date, the Commissioner and each party to the proceeding shall give the objector notice of any action taken by them in connection with the proceeding.    (b)    Any owner of land adjoining the land described in the application, without filing an objection, may request the Commissioner in writing for notice of actions taken in connection with the proceeding. After receipt of the request, the Commissioner and each party to the proceeding shall give the adjoining landowner notice of any action taken by them in connection with the proceeding.    (c)    As soon as they are known to the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall provide each party to the proceeding with the name and address of each other party and of each adjoining landowner requesting notice.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-405 - Determination of Forum

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commissioner shall hold a hearing under § 13-406 of this subtitle to determine whether to issue a patent to the applicant.    (b)    (1)    Within 30 days after the expiration of the period for filing objections, any party to the proceeding may request the Commissioner in writing for referral of the proceeding to the circuit court for declaratory relief under § 13-407 of this subtitle. The request shall set forth in detail the reasons for requesting the referral.        (2)    Each request shall be signed and verified by the person making the request and contain a certification that a copy of the request was forwarded, at the address on record with the Commissioner, to:            (i)    Each other party to the proceeding; and            (ii)    Each other person entitled to notice under this title.    (c)    (1)    The Commissioner shall consider any request for referral filed under this section. Promptly after the expiration of the period for filing requests, the Commissioner may:            (i)    Notwithstanding any request for referral, order that the proceeding be set for a hearing before the Commissioner under § 13-406 of this subtitle; or            (ii)    On request for referral or on the Commissioner’s own initiative, order that the proceeding be referred to the circuit court for declaratory relief under § 13-407 of this subtitle.        (2)    The order of the Commissioner shall set forth the reasons for it and shall be mailed to:            (i)    Each party to the proceeding; and            (ii)    Each other person entitled to notice under this title.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-406 - Hearing Before Commissioner

    (a)    If, under § 13-405 of this subtitle, the proceeding is set for a hearing before the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act as soon as practicable within 30 days of the order of the Commissioner under § 13-405(c) of this subtitle.    (b)    Objections filed in the proceeding may be consolidated at any time for hearing or heard separately, as the Commissioner determines.    (c)    (1)    The Commissioner may issue subpoenas and orders for the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of papers, books, and documents at any hearing authorized by this section.        (2)    A subpoena or order issued under this subsection shall be directed and served, in the same manner and with the same effect as any other civil process, under the Maryland Rules and applicable statutes. The subpoena or order shall be returnable to the Commissioner.        (3)    If a person fails to comply with any subpoena or order issued under this subsection, the Commissioner may invoke the aid of the circuit court of the county in which declaratory relief might have been sought under § 13-407 of this subtitle. The circuit court may order that person to obey the subpoena or order and may charge the costs of the proceedings before it to that person.    (d)    If a hearing is held under this section, the proceeding before the Commissioner for the issuance of a patent and all papers, dockets, orders, and decisions resulting from the proceeding:        (1)    Have the same force and effect as the proceedings of a court of record; and        (2)    Shall be proved in the same manner as proceedings in a court of record.    (e)    Within 30 days of the conclusion of a hearing held under this section, the Commissioner shall render a final judgment under § 13-408 of this subtitle.
MD. Real Property Code Ann. §  13-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Real Property|Title 13 - Land Patents|Subtitle 4 - Objections, Hearings, and Determination|Section 13-407 - Declaratory Relief

    (a)    If, under § 13-405 of this subtitle, the proceeding is to be referred to the circuit court for declaratory relief, then, within 30 days of the order of the Commissioner under § 13-405(c) of this subtitle, the applicant shall file a bill of complaint in equity in the circuit court for the county in which the largest portion of the land described in the warrant is located. The bill of complaint shall seek declaratory relief under Title 3, Subtitle 4 of the Courts Article, the Maryland Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act.    (b)    Immediately after suit is filed, the applicant also shall serve the Commissioner by mail with a copy of the complaint.    (c)    (1)    After service is made on the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall forward to the court a certified copy of any endorsed duplicate certificates and statements of valuation returned to the Commissioner under § 13-313 of this title.        (2)    In the court action, the Commissioner is entitled to:            (i)    Be heard;            (ii)    Request consolidation of any of the objections filed in the proceeding;            (iii)    Submit a written statement within a time deemed reasonable by the court; and            (iv)    Seek intervention under the Maryland Rules.    (d)    The court shall render its judgment as provided in § 3-408.1 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. A copy of the judgment and any supporting opinion shall be sent to:        (1)    The Commissioner, for administrative implementation according to the court’s declaration; and        (2)    The clerk of the circuit court for each other county in which any portion of the land is located.