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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 13-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-102 - Purpose and Intent - (a) The purposes of land patent proceedings are to: (1)...
Section 13-103 - Patent Proceedings Governed by Title - All proceedings for the issuance of a patent shall be...
Section 13-104 - Who May Obtain Patent - In the manner and to the extent provided in this...
Section 13-105 - False Verification or Oath Subject to Penalties of Perjury - Any willful and false verification, oath, or affirmation made in...
Section 13-106 - Certificate of Reservation for Public Use - (a) (1) A governmental body may reserve vacant land or...
Section 13-107 - Adjudication of Claims to Abandoned Lands - (a) In this section, “claimant” means a person who claims...
Subtitle 2 - Administration of Title
Section 13-201 - Commissioner to Administer Title - (a) The Commissioner of Land Patents shall administer this title...
Section 13-202 - General Powers of Commissioner - In administering this title: (1) The Commissioner shall: (i) Determine...
Section 13-203 - Rules and Regulations - (a) After consultation with the Commission and a committee of...
Section 13-204 - Records and Docket - (a) (1) The Commissioner has custody of and shall maintain...
Section 13-205 - Schedule of Costs - In accordance with the procedures of § 13-203 of this...
Section 13-206 - Lists of Certificates Ready for Patent - (a) The Commissioner annually shall complete and mail to the...
Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land
Section 13-301 - Application Required - A proceeding to obtain a patent is commenced by filing...
Section 13-302 - Manner of Application - (a) The application shall be in writing and contain: (1)...
Section 13-303 - Substitution of Applicant - (a) (1) At any stage of a proceeding under this...
Section 13-304 - Appearance of Applicant by Attorney - Except as provided in §§ 13-302(b), 13-303(c), and 13-412(d) of...
Section 13-305 - Entry of Application on Docket; Application Bar to Subsequent Warrant - (a) After receipt of an application in the proper form...
Section 13-306 - Survey Under Warrant; Previously Performed Survey - (a) After the application is docketed, the Commissioner promptly shall...
Section 13-307 - Contents of Warrant - (a) The warrant shall recite: (1) The name and address...
Section 13-308 - Notice and Publication - (a) (1) On receipt of the surveyor’s acknowledgement of the...
Section 13-309 - Substitute Warrant; Extension of Time - (a) (1) If the surveyor to whom a warrant is...
Section 13-310 - Certificate of Survey - (a) After the surveyor has completed the survey, the surveyor...
Section 13-311 - Commissioner to Return or File Certificate; Notification - (a) The Commissioner shall examine the certificate of survey, each...
Section 13-312 - Expenses of Surveyor - All expenses of the surveyor shall be paid directly to...
Section 13-313 - Determination of Purchase Price for Vacant Land - (a) When a certificate of survey embracing any vacant land...
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...
Section 13-402 - Objections to Grant of Patent -- Manner and Time of Objection - (a) Each objection in a proceeding shall be filed with...
Section 13-403 - Objections to Grant of Patent -- Objector Waives Matters Not Raised - Any information, matter, or claim required by § 13-402 of...
Section 13-404 - Notices - (a) Any person, governmental body, or agency that files an...
Section 13-405 - Determination of Forum - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commissioner...
Section 13-406 - Hearing Before Commissioner - (a) If, under § 13-405 of this subtitle, the proceeding...
Section 13-407 - Declaratory Relief - (a) If, under § 13-405 of this subtitle, the proceeding...
Section 13-408 - Determination on Application and Objections - (a) (1) If the Commissioner or the circuit court, as...
Section 13-409 - Notice of Determination to Issue Patent and Amounts Owed - (a) If the Commissioner determines that a patent should be...
Section 13-410 - Judicial Review - (a) (1) If the proceeding is heard by the Commissioner...
Section 13-411 - Abandonment of Proceedings - The Commissioner shall enter an order of abandonment if: (1)...
Section 13-412 - Subsequent Application for Patent on Prior Certificate - (a) (1) If an objection by a person claiming ownership...
Section 13-413 - Expenses Are Debt to State; Bad Faith Fees and Costs - (a) Any expenses owed under this title constitute a debt...
Subtitle 5 - Issuance of Patent
Section 13-501 - Preparation; Contents - (a) The Commissioner shall prepare a patent within 30 days...
Section 13-502 - Manner of Issuance; Rejection of Commissioner's Certificate; Inapplicability of Title 10 of State Finance and Procurement Article - (a) After a patent is prepared by the Commissioner, if...
Section 13-503 - Effect of Patent - (a) The issuance of a patent operates as a quitclaim...
Section 13-504 - Return of Purchase Price for Invalid Patent - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, if, after...