Maryland Statutes
Part II - Procedures for Opening, Altering, or Closing Roads
Section 12-513 - Rights-of-Way

(a)    The governing body of a county may contract with a property owner for a right–of–way over land that is necessary for:
        (1)    the opening or altering of a road;
        (2)    a public wharf;
        (3)    drains for county roads; or
        (4)    other public uses.
    (b)    When the governing body of a county contracts for a right–of–way for a road under subsection (a) of this section, the governing body shall:
        (1)    have a licensed surveyor make a plat of the road;
        (2)    record the plat in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the deed conveying the property is required to be recorded; and
        (3)    incorporate the plat into the deed conveying the property.

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