Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Statewide Optional
Section 9-260 - Public Safety Officers

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
        (2)    “Dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 9–105 of this title.
        (3)    “Public safety officer” means:
            (i)    a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, a correctional officer, a police officer, or a deputy sheriff employed full time by a public safety agency in the county or municipal corporation where the individual resides;
            (ii)    a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer emergency medical technician for a public safety agency in the county or municipal corporation where the individual resides;
            (iii)    a park police officer employed full time by the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission who resides in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County; or
            (iv)    a police officer employed full time by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission who resides in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County.
    (b)    The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling located in the county or municipal corporation that is owned by a public safety officer if the public safety officer is otherwise eligible for the credit authorized under § 9–105 of this title.
    (c)    In any taxable year, the credit under this section may not exceed the lesser of:
        (1)    $2,500 per dwelling; or
        (2)    the amount of property tax imposed on the dwelling.
    (d)    The governing body of a county or a municipal corporation may establish, by law:
        (1)    subject to subsection (c) of this section, the amount of the credit under this section;
        (2)    the duration of the credit;
        (3)    additional eligibility requirements for public safety officers to qualify for the credit;
        (4)    procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the credit; and
        (5)    any other provisions necessary to carry out this section.

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