(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land
Section 13-301 - Application Required
Section 13-302 - Manner of Application
Section 13-303 - Substitution of Applicant
Section 13-304 - Appearance of Applicant by Attorney
Section 13-305 - Entry of Application on Docket; Application Bar to Subsequent Warrant
Section 13-306 - Survey Under Warrant; Previously Performed Survey
Section 13-307 - Contents of Warrant
Section 13-308 - Notice and Publication
Section 13-309 - Substitute Warrant; Extension of Time
Section 13-310 - Certificate of Survey
Section 13-311 - Commissioner to Return or File Certificate; Notification
Section 13-312 - Expenses of Surveyor
Section 13-313 - Determination of Purchase Price for Vacant Land