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2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title › Section 14-617 - Evidence; Recordation of Judgment

(a)    In all cases the plaintiff shall submit evidence at a hearing before the court establishing the plaintiff’s title and the court may hear or take any evidence offered respecting the claims of any defendant, other than claims the validity of which is admitted by the plaintiff in the complaint.
(b)    (1)    A judgment in an action under this subtitle shall be recorded in the land records of the county in which any portion of the property is located.
(2)    The clerk shall index the judgment in accordance with § 3–302 of this article, with the parties against whom the judgment is entered as grantor and the party in whose favor the judgment is entered as grantee.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title › Section 14-618 - Judgment Is Binding and Conclusive

A judgment in an action under this subtitle is binding and conclusive, regardless of any legal disability, on:
(1)    All persons known and unknown who were parties to the action and who have any claim to the property, whether present or future, vested or contingent, legal or equitable, several or undivided; and
(2)    Except as provided in § 14–619 of this subtitle, all persons who were not parties to the action and who have any claim to the property that was not of record at the time the action was commenced.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title › Section 14-619 - When Judgment Ineffective

(a)    A judgment in an action under this subtitle does not affect a claim in the property or part of the property of any person who was not a party to the action, if, at the time the action was commenced:
(1)    The claim was of record; or
(2)    The claim was actually known to the plaintiff or would have been reasonably apparent from an inspection of the property.
(b)    This section may not be construed to impair the rights of a bona fide purchaser or encumbrancer for value dealing with the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s successors in interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title › Section 14-620 - Rights of Purchaser or Encumbrancer Without Knowledge of Defects or Irregularities in Judgment

Any relief granted in an action or proceeding directly or collaterally attacking a judgment entered under this subtitle, whether based on lack of actual notice to a party or otherwise, may not impair the rights of a purchaser or encumbrancer for value of the property acting in reliance on the judgment without knowledge of any defects or irregularities in the judgment or the proceedings.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 6 - Actions to Quiet Title › Section 14-621 - When Judgment Not Binding

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a judgment in an action under this subtitle is not binding or conclusive on:
(1)    The State, unless individually joined as a party to the action and State law authorizes the judgment to be binding or conclusive as to its interests; or
(2)    The United States, unless the United States is individually joined as a party to the action and federal law authorizes the judgment to be binding or conclusive as to its interests.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-701 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Determination of value” means a court order determining the fair market value of property under § 14–707 or § 14–711 of this subtitle or adopting the valuation of property agreed to by all cotenants.
(c)    “Partition by sale” means a court–ordered sale of property, whether by auction, sealed bids, or open–market sale conducted under § 14–711 of this subtitle.
(d)    “Partition in kind” means the division of property into physically distinct and separately titled parcels.
(e)    “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-702 - Real Property Partitioned Under This Subtitle

(a)    Real property shall be partitioned under this subtitle unless all of the cotenants agree otherwise in a record.
(b)    The Maryland Rules apply to actions under this subtitle, except to the extent they are inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-703 - Orders Issued by Court

In an action under this subtitle, the court on its own motion or on motion of any party may issue an order:
(1)    For the appointment of an attorney to protect the interest of any party to the same extent and effect as provided under Rule 2–203 of the Maryland Rules with respect to individuals not in being;
(2)    To require joinder of any additional parties that are necessary or proper; and
(3)    To require that the plaintiff:
(i)    Procure a title report supported by an affidavit by the person making the title search that a complete search of the public records has been performed in accordance with generally accepted standards of title examination for the appropriate period as determined by the court, but not less than 60 years; and
(ii)    Designate a place where the title report shall be kept for inspection, use, and copying by the parties.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-704 - Defendants in Action Under Subtitle

In addition to any persons required to be named as defendants in an action under this subtitle, the plaintiff may name as defendants all persons unknown, claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the property described in the complaint adverse to the plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on the plaintiff’s title to the property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-705 - Service by Publication -- Inapplicable to Person in Actual Possession of Property

(a)    (1)    If, on affidavit of the plaintiff, it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the plaintiff has used reasonable diligence to ascertain the identity and residence of and to serve a summons on the persons named as unknown defendants and persons joined as testate or intestate successors of a person known or believed to be dead, the court shall order service by publication in accordance with Rule 2–122 of the Maryland Rules and the provisions of this subtitle.
(2)    The order shall direct that a copy of the summons, the complaint, and the order for publication be mailed immediately to the party if the party’s address is ascertained before expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons.
(b)    This section does not authorize service by publication on any person named as an unknown defendant who is in open and actual possession of the property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-706 - Duties of Plaintiff -- Legal Description and Street Address of Property in Publication

(a)    If the court orders service by publication, the plaintiff shall:
(1)    Post, not later than 10 days after the date the order is issued, a copy of the summons and complaint in a conspicuous place on the property that is the subject of the action; and
(2)    File proof that the summons has been served, posted, and published as required in the order.
(b)    If the court orders service by publication, the publication shall use the legal description of the property along with its street address, or other common designation, if any.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-707 - Appraisal Ordered to Determine Fair Market Value -- Previous Appraisal as Evidence -- Court Hearing on Fair Market Value

(a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d) of this section, the court shall determine the fair market value of the property by ordering an appraisal in accordance with subsection (e) of this section.
(b)    The court may accept a previously completed appraisal filed with the court as evidence of value provided that:
(1)    The appraisal is dated not earlier than 6 months before the filing of the partition action;
(2)    The appraisal was completed by a disinterested real estate appraiser licensed in the State; and
(3)    No party objects to the appraised value.
(c)    If all cotenants have agreed to the value of the property or to another method of valuation, the court shall adopt that value or the value produced by the agreed method of valuation.
(d)    If the court determines that the evidentiary value of an appraisal is outweighed by the cost of the appraisal and no previously completed appraisal was filed under subsection (b) of this section, the court, after an evidentiary hearing, shall determine the fair market value of the property and send notice to the parties of the value.
(e)    (1)    If the court orders an appraisal under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall appoint a disinterested real estate appraiser licensed in the State to determine the fair market value of the property assuming sole ownership of the fee simple estate.
(2)    On completion of the appraisal, the appraiser shall file a sworn or verified appraisal with the court.
(f)    If an appraisal is conducted under subsection (a) of this section or filed with the court under subsection (b) of this section, not later than 10 days after the appraisal is filed, the court shall send notice to each party with a known address, stating:
(1)    The appraised fair market value of the property;
(2)    That the appraisal is available at the office of the clerk; and
(3)    That a party may file with the court an objection to the appraisal not later than 30 days after the notice is sent, stating the grounds for the objection.
(g)    (1)    If an appraisal is filed with the court under subsection (e) of this section, the court shall conduct a hearing to determine the fair market value of the property not sooner than 30 days after a copy of the notice of the appraisal is sent to each party under subsection (f) of this section, whether or not an objection to the appraisal is filed under subsection (f)(3) of this section.
(2)    In addition to an appraisal described under subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the court may consider any other evidence of value offered by a party.
(h)    After a hearing under subsection (g) of this section, but before considering the merits of the partition action, the court shall determine the fair market value of the property and send notice to the parties of the value.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-709 - Partition in Kind Authorized -- Court Order Partition in Kind -- Partition in Kind Just and Proportionate to Interests Held -- Property Remainder Undivided

(a)    (1)    If under § 14–708 of this subtitle all the interests of all cotenants that requested partition by sale are not purchased by other cotenants, or if after the conclusion of the buyout a cotenant remains that has requested partition in kind, the court shall order partition in kind unless the court, after consideration of the factors listed in § 14–710 of this subtitle, finds that partition in kind will result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group.
(2)    In considering whether to order partition in kind, the court shall approve a request by two or more parties to have their individual interests aggregated.
(b)    If the court does not order partition in kind under subsection (a) of this section, the court shall order partition by sale under § 14–711 of this subtitle or, if no cotenant requested partition by sale, the court shall dismiss the action.
(c)    If the court orders partition in kind in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the court may require that one or more cotenants pay one or more other cotenants amounts so that the payments, taken together with the value of the in–kind distributions to the cotenants, will make the partition in kind just and proportionate in value to the fractional interests held.
(d)    If the court orders partition in kind, the court shall allocate to the cotenants that are unknown, unlocatable, or the subject of a default judgment, if their interests were not bought out under § 14–708 of this subtitle, a part of the property representing the combined interests of these cotenants as determined by the court and this part of the property shall remain undivided.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-710 - Determination of Great Prejudice to Cotenants -- Considerations -- Totality of Relevant Factors and Circumstances

(a)    In determining whether partition in kind under § 14–709(a) of this subtitle would result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following:
(1)    Whether the property practicably can be divided among the cotenants;
(2)    Whether partition in kind would apportion the property in such a way that the aggregate fair market value of the parcels resulting from the division would be materially less than the value of the property if it were sold as a whole, taking into account the condition under which a court–ordered sale likely would occur;
(3)    Evidence of the collective duration of ownership or possession of the property by a cotenant and one or more predecessors in title or predecessors in possession to the cotenant who are or were relatives of the cotenant or each other;
(4)    The sentimental attachment of a cotenant to the property, including any attachment arising because the property has ancestral or other unique or special value to the cotenant;
(5)    The lawful use being made of the property by a cotenant and the degree to which the cotenant would be harmed if the cotenant could not continue the same use of the property;
(6)    The degree to which the cotenants have contributed their pro rata share of the property taxes, insurance, and other expenses associated with maintaining ownership of the property or have contributed to the physical improvement, maintenance, or upkeep of the property; and
(7)    Any other relevant factor.
(b)    The court may not consider any one factor in subsection (a) of this section to be dispositive without weighing the totality of all relevant factors and circumstances.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-711 - Open-Market Sale of Property -- Real Estate Broker and Sales Commission -- Offer to Purchase -- Sealed Bids or Auction -- Share of Sale Proceeds

(a)    If the court orders a sale of property, the sale shall be an open–market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or an auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interest of the cotenants as a group.
(b)    (1)    If the court orders an open–market sale and the parties, not later than 10 days after the entry of the order, agree on a real estate broker licensed in the State to offer the property for sale, the court shall appoint the broker and establish a reasonable commission.
(2)    If the parties do not agree on a broker, the court shall appoint a disinterested real estate broker licensed in the State to offer the property for sale and shall establish a reasonable commission.
(3)    A broker appointed under this subsection shall offer the property for sale in a commercially reasonable manner at a price not lower than the determination of value and on the terms and conditions established by the court.
(c)    If the broker appointed under subsection (b) of this section obtains within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value:
(1)    The broker shall comply with the reporting requirements in § 14–712 of this subtitle; and
(2)    The sale may be completed in accordance with State law other than this subtitle.
(d)    If the broker appointed under subsection (b) of this section does not obtain within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value, the court, after hearing, may:
(1)    Approve the highest outstanding offer, if any;
(2)    Redetermine the value of the property and order that the property continue to be offered for an additional time; or
(3)    Order that the property be sold by sealed bids or at an auction.
(e)    If the court orders a sale by sealed bids or an auction, the court shall set terms and conditions of the sale.
(f)    If a purchaser is entitled to a share of the proceeds of the sale, the purchaser is also entitled to a credit against the price in an amount equal to the purchaser’s share of the proceeds.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-712 - Broker to File Report With Court -- Items Included

(a)    A broker appointed under § 14–711(b) of this subtitle to offer property for open–market sale shall file a report with the court not later than 7 days after receiving an offer to purchase the property for at least the value determined under § 14–707 or § 14–711 of this subtitle.
(b)    A report required under subsection (a) of this section shall contain the following information:
(1)    A description of the property to be sold to each buyer;
(2)    The name of each buyer;
(3)    The proposed purchase price;
(4)    The terms and conditions of the proposed sale, including the terms of any owner financing;
(5)    The amounts to be paid to lienholders;
(6)    A statement of contractual or other arrangements or conditions of the broker’s commission; and
(7)    Other material facts relevant to the sale.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 14 - Miscellaneous Rules › Subtitle 7 - Partition of Real Property › Section 14-713 - Effect on and by Federal Law

This subtitle modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede § 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in § 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. § 7003(b).
2023 Maryland Statutes › Real Property › Title 15 - Effective Date and Applicability › Section 15-103 - Applicability

Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this article, transactions validly entered into before the effective date and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from them remain valid thereafter and may be terminated, completed, consummated, or enforced as required or permitted by any statute amended or repealed by this article as though such repeal or amendment had not occurred.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 1 - Definitions › Section 1-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this Division I of this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “County” means a county of the State and, unless expressly provided otherwise, Baltimore City.
(c)    “Includes” or “including” means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.
(d)    “Person” means an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.
(e)    “State” means:
(1)    a state, possession, or territory of the United States;
(2)    the District of Columbia; or
(3)    the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-101 - Fiscal Year

(a)    The fiscal year for the State and its officers and units begins on July 1 of a calendar year and ends on June 30 of the next calendar year.
(b)    Each officer and unit of the State government shall use the fiscal year for:
(1)    appropriating money;
(2)    authorizing expenditures;
(3)    keeping records;
(4)    balancing books and accounts; and
(5)    making reports.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-102 - Annual Report of Comptroller

(a)    On or before the 10th day of each regular session of the General Assembly, the Comptroller shall submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly an annual report on the fiscal operations of the State.
(b)    The report shall state:
(1)    for the fiscal year in which the report is made:
(i)    the estimated State revenues; and
(ii)    the estimated State expenditures; and
(2)    for the preceding fiscal year:
(i)    the total State funds;
(ii)    the total State revenues;
(iii)    the amount of revenues that the State received from each source;
(iv)    the total State expenditures;
(v)    the purposes of the expenditures;
(vi)    each amount that the State claims is due from a political subdivision;
(vii)    each amount that the State claims is due from an officer of a political subdivision who, by law, collects revenues for the State;
(viii)    the total funds, from all State sources, that the State transferred to each political subdivision; and
(ix)    the amount of those transferred funds, as calculated for each $100 of assessed value of property in a political subdivision.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-103 - Statement of Receipts and Expenditures

After each regular session of the General Assembly, the Comptroller shall deliver to the printer who is designated to print the session laws an accurate statement of receipts and expenditures of public money for the last full fiscal year preceding that session.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-104 - Annual Report of Treasurer

(a)    On or before January 1 of each year, the Treasurer shall submit an annual report to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the General Assembly.
(b)    (1)    The report shall describe the activities and operation of the Office of the Treasurer during the preceding fiscal year.
(2)    The report shall include:
(i)    a statement on the management of State funds;
(ii)    a statement on the interest earned on investments; and
(iii)    a statement on the administration of the State Insurance Program and the State Insurance Trust Fund, including any recommendations for changes in their operation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-106 - Reports on Anticipated Debt

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Bond” means any evidence of debt.
(3)    “Official” includes:
(i)    a comptroller;
(ii)    a chief financial officer; and
(iii)    a treasurer.
(4)    “Public body” means:
(i)    a unit of the State government; or
(ii)    a county, municipal corporation, public corporation, special authority, or other political subdivision of the State.
(b)    If a public body is authorized to incur debt to be redeemed from the proceeds of any tax or levy, an authorized official of the public body shall submit to the State Treasurer:
(1)    on or before January 1 of each year, a report on bonds anticipated to be issued during the next 7-month period; and
(2)    on or before July 1 of each year, a report on bonds anticipated to be issued during the next 7-month period.
(c)    (1)    A report under this section shall be in the form the State Treasurer requires.
(2)    The report shall include:
(i)    a statement of the amount of bonds that the public body expects to issue during the period that the report covers; and
(ii)    for each issue of bonds, a statement of:
1.    the month and part of the month during which the bonds will be issued;
2.    the term for which the bonds will be outstanding; and
3.    whether the bonds will be sold at a public or private sale.
(d)    (1)    The State Treasurer shall prepare:
(i)    on or before January 31 of each year, a compilation of the information in the reports submitted for the current January 1 to July 31 period; and
(ii)    on or before July 31 of each year, a compilation of the information in the reports submitted for the current July 1 to January 31 period.
(2)    The compilation shall include any additions or corrections to the information in the reports.
(3)    The State Treasurer shall send a copy of the compilation to each official who submitted a report included in the compilation.
(e)    The State Treasurer shall:
(1)    make the reports and compilations available for inspection during normal business hours; and
(2)    provide a copy of a report or compilation to any person who first pays to the State Treasurer a fee to cover costs.
(f)    (1)    An official is not personally liable for failure to submit a report under this section.
(2)    Failure to submit the report or to comply with other requirements of this section does not affect:
(i)    the authority of a public body to incur debt; or
(ii)    the validity of any debt that the public body incurs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-107 - Data and Records on State Fees

(a)    As provided by the Comptroller by regulation, each unit of State government that imposes fees of any kind shall maintain and make available to the Comptroller up-to-date data regarding:
(1)    the services or functions for which fees are imposed and the associated levels of the fees; and
(2)    a comparison of the actual revenues generated by the fees and the total costs of providing the service or performing the function for which the fees are imposed.
(b)    The Comptroller shall prepare and submit to the Governor and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on a biennial basis on or before December 1 of every other year, a report compiling the data made available to the Comptroller under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    (1)    The Comptroller shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(2)    The regulations adopted by the Comptroller under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall specify:
(i)    that the data required for the Maryland Port Administration of the Department of Transportation shall be the data included in the port tariff;
(ii)    that the Maryland Aviation Administration and the Maryland Port Administration shall disclose aggregate information on fees and costs, provided that such disclosure does not include information that is proprietary in nature; and
(iii)    that any other department, agency, or governmental unit which collects fees or user charges that may contain privileged or proprietary information may aggregate or standardize the information submitted as needed to preserve the sensitive nature of the information.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 1 - Finances › Section 2-108 - State Government Prohibited From Using Public Funds to Influence Certain Decisions by State Employees

(a)    A unit of State government may not knowingly use public funds to influence the decisions of State employees to:
(1)    support or oppose an employee organization that represents or seeks to represent the employees of the unit of State government; or
(2)    become a member of an employee organization.
(b)    This section does not apply to an activity performed or to an expense incurred in connection with:
(1)    addressing a grievance or negotiating or administering a collective bargaining agreement;
(2)    allowing an employee organization or a representative of an employee organization access to and use of State facilities or properties;
(3)    performing an activity required by federal or State law or a collective bargaining agreement;
(4)    negotiating, entering into, or carrying out a voluntary recognition agreement with an employee organization; or
(5)    paying wages to a represented employee while the employee is performing duties if the payment is permitted under a collective bargaining agreement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants › Section 2-201 - Gifts

(a)    In this section, “gift” has the meaning stated in § 1–109 of the General Provisions Article.
(b)    Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, an officer or unit of the State government may not spend any money that derives from a gift until the Governor assents to the acceptance of the gift.
(c)    If the Governor assents to the acceptance of a gift by an officer or unit, the officer or unit may use the gift in accordance with its terms. If the gift is money or generates money, the officer or unit may not spend the money until it is appropriated as provided in Title 7 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants › Section 2-202 - Block Grants

(a)    In this section, “block grant” means any federal grant–in–aid that:
(1)    contains consolidated funding for 1 or more programs;
(2)    includes any change in the financing of a program that includes any kind of capped allocations or specific spending targets; or
(3)    is designated by Congress as a block grant.
(b)    It is the policy of the State that the General Assembly and the Governor should consult before the Executive Branch of the State government adopts State policy on block grants.
(c)    (1)    This section is in addition to and not in derogation of any other power or duty of the General Assembly.
(2)    This section applies to the adoption of State policy to:
(i)    participate in a block grant;
(ii)    set a date on which the State will accept responsibility for a block grant; or
(iii)    transfer money between block grants.
(d)    The Governor shall send, subject to § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, to the Legislative Policy Committee each proposal for the adoption of State policy on a block grant.
(e)    Within 60 days after the Legislative Policy Committee receives the proposal or, if the Committee sets a shorter period, within that period, the Committee:
(1)    may hold a public hearing on the proposal;
(2)    may refer the proposal to another committee for review; and
(3)    for the General Assembly, may send the Governor comments on the proposal.
(f)    The Governor may act on the proposal only after the expiration of the 60–day period or any shorter period set under subsection (e) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants › Section 2-203 - Notices on Federal Aid

(a)    (1)    After consultation with the Department of Budget and Management, the Secretary of Planning shall adopt regulations that require a unit of the State government to submit information, as required in this section, on federal aid, including grants, instructional contracts, loans, research contracts, or other assistance.
(2)    The regulations shall require a unit of the State government to obtain a State Application Identifier (SAI) from the Department of Planning.
(b)    (1)    Each 6 months, a unit shall submit a summary notice to the Department of Planning if, during the 6-month period that the notice covers, the unit has received an award of federal aid in the form of an instructional contract, instructional grant, research contract, or research grant.
(2)    The summary notice shall state the amount of the award.
(c)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to an instructional contract, instructional grant, research contract, or research grant.
(2)    When a unit applies for federal aid, the unit shall send to the Department of Planning a copy of the application.
(3)    Within 30 days after a unit receives an award of federal aid, the unit shall submit to the Department of Planning a summary notice that states:
(i)    the amount of the award; and
(ii)    if the award is conditioned on matching funds:
1.    the amount of those funds;
2.    the source of those funds; and
3.    the period for which those funds are required.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants › Section 2-205 - Surplus Food

The Governor may designate any unit of the State government:
(1)    to accept any surplus food that, under an act of Congress, is available to the State; and
(2)    to manage and dispose of the food in accordance with federal law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 2 - Gifts and Grants › Section 2-208 - Nonprofit Organizations -- Reimbursement of Indirect Costs

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Indirect costs” means any costs that would be considered to be indirect costs under OMB Uniform Guidance.
(3)    “Nonprofit organization” means an organization that is tax exempt under § 501(c)(3), (4), or (6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(4)    “OMB Uniform Guidance” means the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards adopted by the Office of Management and Budget in 2 C.F.R. 200 and any related guidance published by the Office of Management and Budget.
(b)    (1)    This section applies only to:
(i)    a grant or contract awarded on or after October 1, 2018;
(ii)    a multi–year grant or contract awarded before October 1, 2018, if:
1.    the grant or contract continues to be in effect on or after October 1, 2018; and
2.    funding for the grant or contract is required to be authorized separately for each fiscal year; and
(iii)    an extension or a renewal of a grant or contract if the extension or renewal is awarded on or after July 1, 2019.
(2)    This section applies whether or not the funds awarded through the grant or contract are transferred directly by the State or through a third party to the nonprofit organization.
(3)    This section does not require the reimbursement of indirect costs incurred under a multi–year grant or contract described under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection during any fiscal year that begins before July 1, 2019.
(c)    If a nonprofit organization is a direct recipient or subrecipient of a grant or contract for the provision of services that is funded wholly with State funds or with a combination of State and other nonfederal funds, the terms of the grant or contract shall allow for reimbursement of indirect costs:
(1)    at the same rate the nonprofit organization has negotiated and received:
(i)    for indirect costs under a direct federal award; or
(ii)    from a nonfederal entity based on the cost principles in Subpart E of OMB Uniform Guidance; or
(2)    if the nonprofit organization has not negotiated and received an indirect cost rate described in item (1) of this subsection, at a rate of at least 10% of the costs that would be considered modified total direct costs under OMB Uniform Guidance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals › Section 2-301 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Authorized officer” means any official of the State or any of its political subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted.
(c)    “Facsimile signature” means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of any authorized officer.
(d)    “Instrument of payment” means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of funds.
(e)    “Public security” means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by the State or by any of its political subdivisions.
(f)    “State” means the State or any of its departments, agencies, public bodies, or other instrumentalities.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals › Section 2-303 - Use of Facsimile Signature

(a)    Any authorized officer, after filing with the Secretary of State the manual signature of the authorized officer certified under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature instead of a manual signature:
(1)    any public security, if the signature of at least 1 authorized officer required or permitted to be placed on the public security is manually subscribed; and
(2)    any instrument of payment.
(b)    If a public security is required to be manually signed by a trustee, issuing agent, fiscal agent, registrar, or other agent or custodian, any other signature required or permitted to be placed on the public security may be a facsimile signature.
(c)    Upon compliance with this subtitle by the authorized officer, the facsimile signature of the authorized officer has the same legal effect as the manual signature of the authorized officer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals › Section 2-304 - Use of Facsimile Seal

(a)    When the seal of the State or of any of its political subdivisions is required in the execution of a public security or instrument of payment, the authorized officer may cause the seal to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile on the public security or instrument of payment.
(b)    The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 3 - Facsimile Signatures and Seals › Section 2-305 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

(a)    A person may not use, with intent to defraud, on a public security or an instrument of payment:
(1)    a facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer; or
(2)    a facsimile seal, or any reproduction of it, of the State or of any of its political subdivisions.
(b)    A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems › Section 2-401 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Annual operating costs” include the cost of:
(1)    the production, treatment, pumping, storage, transmission, and distribution of water and the maintenance and repair of equipment associated with these functions;
(2)    the collection, pumping, transmission, and treatment of wastewater, and the maintenance and repair of equipment associated with these functions;
(3)    administrative overhead;
(4)    debt service;
(5)    depreciation; and
(6)    servicing customer accounts.
(c)    “Lateral system construction costs” include:
(1)    any cost necessary to plan, design, acquire, construct, inspect, test, and put into operation the lateral system to serve a State facility; and
(2)    any indirect cost incurred by the local jurisdiction that is necessary to construct water and sewer lines.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems › Section 2-402 - State to Pay Costs

(a)    The State shall pay its share of:
(1)    the annual operating costs of furnishing water and sewer service to any State facility; and
(2)    the lateral system construction costs associated with the installation of any water or sewer line that directly serves the State facility.
(b)    The State shall pay the cost of expanding a water or sewage treatment facility if the expansion is necessitated by the use of the facility by the State. However, the amount the State pays may not exceed the cost of the capacity required by the State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems › Section 2-403 - State to Pay Assessments, Charges, and Fees

The State shall pay any assessment, charge, or fee that is:
(1)    levied by the local jurisdiction in which the State facility is located; and
(2)    designated as the State’s share of annual operating costs or lateral system construction costs.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 4 - Water and Sewerage Systems › Section 2-404 - State Connecting to Publicly Owned Utility System

(a)    If the State has agreed to pay the costs set out in § 2-402 of this subtitle and any additional construction costs associated with the connection, the State may connect a State facility, regardless of its location, to a publicly owned utility system.
(b)    If an existing publicly owned utility system is inadequate to handle proposed State utility needs, the State shall pay all costs that are:
(1)    associated with the expansion of the publicly owned utility system to meet the needs of the State; and
(2)    in excess of available federal funds.
(c)    Before connecting to any publicly owned utility system, the State shall:
(1)    coordinate with the owner of the publicly owned utility system; and
(2)    consider any existing master plan in establishing the fiscal obligation of the State under this section.
(d)    (1)    After determining the need of the State for water or sewerage capacity, the State shall provide the information to the appropriate local jurisdictions.
(2)    The local jurisdictions shall include State facility needs in developing their master plans for water and sewerage systems.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped › Section 2-501 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Facility for handicapped individuals” includes any door, elevator, handrail, ramp, specially treated surface, or similar design, convenience, or device that facilitates the health, safety, or comfort of a handicapped individual.
(c)    “Handicapped individual” means an individual with a measurable limitation of mobility caused by disease, trauma, or congenital defect.
(d)    (1)    “Public building” means a building, structure, or improved area that is:
(i)    owned by the State or any political subdivision of the State; or
(ii)    constructed for lease by the State or a political subdivision of the State.
(2)    “Public building” includes:
(i)    an educational facility constructed with public funds or owned or operated by the State or a political subdivision of the State;
(ii)    a public mass transportation accommodation, such as a terminal or station, that is supported by public funds; and
(iii)    an improvement of a public area used for gathering or amusement, including a public park, recreation center, or the like.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped › Section 2-502 - Legislative Findings

The General Assembly finds that public buildings that lack facilities for handicapped individuals:
(1)    create a substantial risk of death or injury to handicapped individuals and others in both normal and emergency conditions; and
(2)    impair the full use and enjoyment of the public buildings by handicapped individuals for education, employment, recreation, training, or treatment.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped › Section 2-505 - Ramps or Curb Cuts Required

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if curbs or sidewalks at the intersection of 2 or more streets or roads are constructed or reconstructed by the State Highway Administration, by a political subdivision, or by a private contractor for dedication to a political subdivision, the curbs or sidewalks shall have ramps or curb cuts:
(1)    graded onto the crosswalks of the intersection;
(2)    at least 40 inches wide; and
(3)    constructed to allow reasonable access to the crosswalks by physically handicapped individuals.
(b)    Ramps or curb cuts are not required under this section if, for a particular intersection outside Baltimore City, the State Highway Administration determines or, for a particular intersection in Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works determines that:
(1)    ramps or curb cuts would be contrary to public safety;
(2)    the cost of ramps or curb cuts would be too great considering the need for them or their probable use; or
(3)    the sparsity of population, the existence of other ways, or other factors show the lack of a need for ramps or curb cuts.
(c)    Nothing in this section may be construed to prevent the State Highway Administration from certifying any project described in this section for the purpose of determining statewide eligibility for federal assistance.
2023 Maryland Statutes › State Finance and Procurement › Division I - State Finance › Title 2 - General Provisions › Subtitle 5 - Facilities for Handicapped › Section 2-507 - Teletypewriters Required

(a)    As provided in the State budget, the Secretary of General Services shall provide, in central locations in units of the State and local government and other public facilities jointly recommended by the Secretary of Health and the State Superintendent of Schools, teletypewriters for the use of deaf individuals. These locations shall provide access to emergency police, fire, and rescue services.
(b)    The teletypewriters shall be connected electronically so as to provide a means of communication between deaf individuals and the offices of major public and private facilities equipped with similar machines within a toll–free telephone district.
(c)    Whenever a unit of the State or a local government gives out conventional public service telephone numbers to the public on written material, it shall also give out corresponding teletypewriter numbers on the written material. The teletypewriter numbers may be included at the time of stock replenishment.