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Section 13-401 - "County Transfer Tax" Defined - In this subtitle, “county transfer tax” means the transfer tax...
Section 13-402 - Applicability of Subtitle - (a) This subtitle applies in any county where the county...
Section 13-402.1 - County Transfer Tax on Instruments of Writing - (a) The governing body of a county that has adopted...
Section 13-403 - Transfers Between Spouses and Former Spouses - (a) In this section, “domestic partner”, “evidence of a domestic...
Section 13-403.1 - Transfers Involving Certain Maryland Stadium Authority Affiliates - An instrument of writing pursuant to which the Maryland Stadium...
Section 13-404 - County Transfer Tax on Corporate, Limited Liability Company, or Partnership Transfers, Consolidations or Mergers - (a) The Department shall collect county transfer tax at the...
Section 13-405 - Tax on Corporate, Limited Liability Company, or Partnership Transfers - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 13-406 - Apportionment of Tax - In a transfer of property located in 2 or more...
Section 13-407 - Limitations on County Transfer Taxes - (a) In this section, “total rate of tax” means the...
Section 13-408 - Exemption From County Transfer Tax - Any county having a county transfer tax may provide for...
Section 13-409 - Exemption From Tax for Instrument of Writing for Residentially Improved Owner-Occupied Real Property - (a) Any county having a county transfer tax may provide...
Section 13-410 - Exemption From Tax for Certain Transfers to Land Trusts or Race Facilities - An instrument of writing is not subject to the county...
Section 13-411 - Exemption From Tax Under 12-118 - An instrument of writing that a county or Baltimore City...
Section 13-412 - Applicability to Consideration Payable for Instrument of Writing - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this...
Section 13-413 - Exemption -- Transfer of Principal Residence Surrendered in Bankruptcy - An instrument of writing that is exempt from recordation tax...
Subtitle 5 - Washington County Agricultural Land Transfer Tax
Section 13-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 13-502 - Imposition of Tax; Payment of Tax - (a) (1) The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County...
Section 13-503 - Distribution of Revenue - (a) The Department shall remit the county agricultural land transfer...
Section 13-504 - Notice of Tax Liability - (a) When a contract is executed for the transfer of...
Section 13-505 - Payment of Tax - (a) A person may not willfully offer for recordation or...
Title 14 - Procedure
Subtitle 1 - Definitions
Section 14-101 - "Total Tax Liability on Property" Defined - In this title, “total tax liability on property” means State...
Subtitle 2 - Returns and Records
Section 14-201 - Valuation Records Restricted - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an officer,...
Subtitle 3 - Determination of Liability and Enforcement of Title
Section 14-301 - Property Tax Determinations and Enforcement by Department - To value or classify property or to determine if a...
Subtitle 4 - Assessment Procedures
Section 14-401 - Personal Property Valuation and Assessment -- Failure to Submit Report - (a) If a person fails to submit the reports required...
Section 14-402 - Inaccurately Reported Personal Property - If personal property is assessed at less than its value...
Subtitle 5 - Appeal Procedures and Judicial Procedures -- in General
Section 14-501 - "Petition for Review" Defined - In this subtitle, “petition for review” means a petition for...
Section 14-502 - Hearing on Notice of Property Assessment Made by Supervisor - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 14-503 - Petition for Review of Property Assessed by a Supervisor - (a) A taxpayer may appeal the value or classification of...
Section 14-504 - Appealing Notice of Personal Property Assessment When Assessment Made by Department - (a) For personal property assessed by the Department, any taxpayer,...
Section 14-506 - Nonproperty Tax Assessments by Department - (a) In this section, “determination” means an assessment, other than...
Section 14-507 - Filing Address for Notices and Orders - (a) In any proceeding before the Department, a supervisor, or...
Section 14-508 - Special Provisions Relating to Income Producing Real Property - (a) If after notification under § 8-105(b) of this article,...
Section 14-509 - Appeals to Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards - (a) (1) For property assessed by a supervisor, on or...
Section 14-510 - Procedures for Hearing Before Supervisor or Property Tax Assessment Appeal Board - (a) In this section, “hearing” means a hearing held on...
Section 14-510.1 - Hearing Before Supervisor -- Required Notice - (a) For a hearing before a supervisor that relates to...
Section 14-511 - Special Provisions Regarding Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards - (a) (1) For a hearing before a property tax assessment...
Section 14-512 - Appeals to Maryland Tax Court - (a) Any taxpayer, the governing body of a county, a...
Section 14-513 - Appeals From Maryland Tax Court - Any party to a Maryland Tax Court proceeding may appeal...
Section 14-514 - Appeal Bond - An appeal of property tax does not stay or affect...
Section 14-515 - Appeals to Court of Special Appeals - Any party to a proceeding in the circuit court under...
Section 14-516 - Payment of Refunds; Required Notice - (a) In this section, “appeal authority” includes: (1) a supervisor;...
Subtitle 6 - Interest
Part I - Interest on Property Tax
Section 14-601 - Interest Charged on Total Tax Liability on Property - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 14-602 - State Interest Rate for Property Tax - The rate of interest for State property tax is 1%...
Section 14-603 - County, Municipal Corporation, and Taxing District Interest Rates for Full Year Property Tax - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...
Section 14-604 - County or Municipal Corporation Property Tax or Taxing District Property Tax Other Than as Provided in 14-603 - The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the...
Section 14-605 - When Timely Property Tax Payment Is Not Made - If a person fails to pay property tax when required...
Section 14-606 - When Timely Property Tax Payment Is Not Made -- When Montgomery County or Prince George's County Tax Is Deferred - If a person is granted a deferral that extends the...
Section 14-607 - Interest Paid -- Advance Payments - (a) The governing body of a county may provide, by...
Section 14-608 - Interest Paid -- Refund of Estimated Personal Property Tax - The governing body of a county or of a municipal...
Part II - Interest on Refunds After Determination of an Appeal
Section 14-611 - Interest on Refunds After Determination of an Appeal - Subject to § 14-919 of this title, on the final...
Subtitle 7 - Additions to Tax and Assessable Penalties
Section 14-701 - Tax Penalty Based on Total Tax Liability on Property - A tax penalty is calculated on the total tax liability...
Section 14-702 - County or Municipal Corporation Penalty Authorized - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Mayor...
Section 14-703 - Tax Penalty -- When Timely Payment Not Made - If a person fails to pay property tax when required...
Section 14-704 - Tax Penalty -- When Annual Report Not Submitted - (a) (1) If the annual report is not submitted as...
Section 14-705 - Tax Penalty -- When Inaccurately Reported Property Assessed - If an escaped property assessment of personal property is made...
Subtitle 8 - Collection
Part I - Definitions
Section 14-801 - Definitions - (a) In §§ 14–801 through 14–854 of this subtitle, the...
Part II - Liens
Section 14-804 - Unpaid Taxes Are Lien on Real Property; Lien of Unpaid Taxes on Personal Property; Lien on Deferred Property - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 14-805 - Priority of Liens - (a) From the date property tax on real property is...
Section 14-806 - Release of Liens to Facilitate Transfer of Vacant Property - (a) In this section, “Board” means the Board of Estimates...
Part III - Tax Sales
Section 14-808 - Sale by Collector; Exceptions - (a) (1) Except for property that has been transferred by...
Section 14-809 - Sale by Municipal Collector After Notice to County Collector; Special Provisions as to Calvert County and Garrett County - (a) (1) When a property in a municipal corporation is...
Section 14-810 - Notice to Other Taxing Agencies; Certification of Taxes Due Other Agencies; Failure to Certify; Deductions From Collections in Cecil and Carroll Counties; Collection Fees in Code Counties - (a) At least 60 days before the mailing of the...
Section 14-811 - Properties Which May Be Withheld From Sale - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) of...
Section 14-812 - Notice of Sale - (a) (1) At least 30 days before any property is...
Section 14-813 - Notice by Advertising; Expense a Lien on Property - (a) (1) At any time after 30 days from the...
Section 14-814 - Property to Be Sold as Entirety - Each parcel of property liable to sale shall be sold...
Section 14-815 - Not Necessary to Sell Personal Property of Owner - The power under this subtitle to sell property for the...
Section 14-816 - Sale of Property Subject to a Ground Rent - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 14-817 - Sale at Public Auction - (a) (1) (i) The sale shall be held on the...
Section 14-817.1 - Sale at Public Auction -- Notice to Owner After Sale - (a) Within 60 days after a property is sold at...
Section 14-818 - Payment of Purchase Price - (a) (1) (i) The payment of the purchase price and...
Section 14-819 - Owner Unlocated - (a) If the person entitled to the balance over and...
Section 14-820 - Certificate of Sale -- in General - (a) The collector shall deliver to the purchaser a certificate...
Section 14-821 - Certificate of Sale -- Assignment - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 14-822 - Certificate of Sale -- Recording - The purchaser may record the certificate of sale and any...
Section 14-823 - Certificate of Sale -- as Evidence - The certificate of sale or assignment of the certificate of...
Section 14-824 - Purchase by County Commissioners or Other Taxing Agencies -- in General - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 14-825 - Purchase by County Commissioners or Other Taxing Agencies -- Right to Sell Property - When the governing body of a county or other taxing...
Section 14-826 - Purchase by Governing Body of County or Other Taxing Agencies or Transfer to Land Bank Authority -- Payment of Tax Claims of Other Taxing Agencies or of the State - When any property on which there are unpaid taxes due...
Section 14-827 - Right of Redemption - The owner or other person that has an estate or...
Section 14-828 - Required Payments; Interest Rate on Redemption; Notice to Holder of Certificate; Execution of Certificate - (a) (1) If the property is redeemed, the person redeeming...
Section 14-829 - Fixing Amount Necessary for Redemption After Action to Foreclose Instituted - (a) If the property is redeemed after an action to...
Section 14-830 - Rights During Redemption Period; Receivers; Possession and Rents; Conservation Expenses Added to Redemption Amount - (a) The owner of any property sold under the provisions...
Section 14-831 - Assessment During Redemption Period; Assessment to Certificate Holder; Subsequent Taxes Must Be Paid Before Deed Is Delivered - Until a judgment is issued by the circuit court that...
Section 14-832 - Construction of Sections - The provisions of §§ 14–832.1 through 14–854 of this subtitle...
Section 14-832.1 - Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Tax Sale Purchasers in Queen Anne's County - In Queen Anne’s County, whenever, prior to July 1, 1985,...
Section 14-832.2 - Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Tax Sale Purchasers in Queen Anne's County -- Ratified and Confirmed Sales - In Queen Anne’s County, whenever, prior to July 1, 1985,...
Section 14-832.3 - Foreclosure of Rights of Redemption by Tax Sale Purchasers in Queen Anne's County -- Proceedings to Set Aside or Modify Title - In Queen Anne’s County, when any tax sale made prior...
Section 14-833 - Complaints by Holders of Certificates of Sale to Foreclose Right of Redemption; Exceptions - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 14-834 - Jurisdiction of Court - The circuit court, on the filing of a complaint to...
Section 14-835 - Form of Complaint - (a) A person shall file a complaint in the circuit...
Section 14-836 - Parties - (a) The plaintiff in any action to foreclose the right...
Section 14-837 - How Unknown Owner Made Party - When an owner cannot be ascertained as provided in §...
Section 14-838 - Affidavit of Search - Every complaint to foreclose the right of redemption filed against...
Section 14-839 - Issuance of Process - (a) (1) The plaintiff shall show in the title of...
Section 14-840 - Notice by Publication - At the same time the summons is issued as provided...
Section 14-842 - Validity of Taxes and Sale Presumed Unless Attacked in Answer - In any proceeding to foreclose the right of redemption, it...
Section 14-843 - Plaintiff or Holder of Certificate of Sale Reimbursed for Expenses Incurred - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 14-844 - Final Order - (a) After the time limit set in the order of...
Section 14-845 - Reopening Judgments; Judgment Conclusive - (a) A court in the State may not reopen a...
Section 14-846 - Judgment Bars Redemption Only in Property Described Therein - When a complaint to foreclose the right of redemption, as...
Section 14-847 - Purchaser's Deed; Failure to Comply With Terms of Judgment as to Payments - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 14-848 - Judgment Declaring Sale Void - If the judgment of the court declares the sale void...
Section 14-849 - Sale of Property for Failure to Pay Alley Assessment Charge in Baltimore City - (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in Baltimore City,...
Section 14-849.1 - Sale of Property to Enforce Lien for Water and Sewer Service - (a) In Baltimore City, the Mayor and City Council may...
Section 14-850 - Obtaining Possession - Any person who acquires a deed to property under this...
Section 14-851 - Repeal of Inconsistent Acts; Allegany County Exempt - Any act, whether public general or public local, inconsistent with...
Section 14-852 - Tax Sales - When land is sold to pay county or State taxes,...
Section 14-853 - Purchase by the State of Property Taken in Execution of State Suit to Recover Taxes - If property is taken in execution in a suit by...
Section 14-854 - Special Provision for Less Than Full Year Property - Property on which property tax is computed under §§ 10-103,...
Part IV - Actions to Collect Tax
Section 14-864 - Action to Collect Tax -- in General - On or before 7 years from the date the tax...
Section 14-865 - Duty to Request Action - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 14-866 - Duty to Initiate Action; Compromise of Claim - (a) If a request is made under § 14-865 of...
Section 14-867 - Attachment Authorized; Attachment Bond - (a) (1) An action under § 14-866 of this subtitle...
Section 14-868 - Naming of Plaintiff - The plaintiff named in an action under § 14-866 of...
Section 14-869 - Judicial Proceeding Generally - (a) If the plaintiff in an action under § 14–866...
Section 14-870 - Collection of Penalty Assessed Under 14-704 - A penalty assessed against a person under § 14-704 of...
Part V - Judicial in Rem Tax Foreclosure
Section 14-873 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...
Section 14-874 - Foreclosure and Sale of Real Property - (a) Real property may be subject to foreclosure and sale...
Section 14-875 - In Rem Foreclosure Action -- Complaint - (a) A county or municipal corporation may file a complaint...
Section 14-876 - In Rem Foreclosure Action -- Hearing - (a) A circuit court may not set a hearing for...
Part VI - Tax Sale Reports
Section 14-879 - Tax Sale Reports - (a) (1) The Department shall conduct an annual survey of...
Section 14-880 - Annual Report -- Data Collected -- Publication and Submission of Report - (a) Each year, the Department shall issue a report that...
Part VII - Homeowner Protection Program (Part Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 14-883 - Definitions - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-884 - Homeowner Protection Program -- Purpose of Program - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-885 - Eligible Homeowners -- Process Established -- Annual Determination of Number of Enrollees -- No Local Costs Contributions Required - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-886 - Application by Homeowner -- Online or by Mail -- Ombudsman -- Enrollment Canceled -- Notice of Cancellation -- Reasons and Timing of Cancellation - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-887 - Enrollment of Homeowner Before or After Lien Is Sold at Tax Sale -- Payment by Department After Homeowner Enrolled -- Outstanding Tax Debt -- Lien by Department - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-888 - Efforts by Ombudsman for Enrollee -- Communication With Homeowner -- Assistance -- Forgiveness of Tax Debt - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-889 - Interest on Unpaid Taxes -- Additional Charges Prohibited - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-890 - Foreclosure and Sale of Dwelling of Formerly Enrolled Homeowner -- Restrictions -- Initiation of in Rem Foreclosure -- Items Included in Complaint -- Amended Complaint -- Cure of Delinquent Taxes -- Court Hearing -- Entry of Judgment... - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Section 14-891 - Homeowner Protection Fund -- Purpose -- Fund Sources -- Budget Appropriation -- Use of Fund -- Investments and Expenditures -- Exclusive Source - ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 382 OF...
Subtitle 9 - Abatements, Credits, and Refunds
Part I - Abatements
Section 14-901 - Abatement Orders - In order to correct an incorrect or improper assessment and...
Section 14-902 - Tax Abatement - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Part II - Refund Eligibility Criteria
Section 14-904 - State Property Tax Refund Criteria - (a) A person who submits a written refund claim to...
Section 14-905 - County or Municipal Corporation Property Tax Refund Criteria - (a) Subject to § 14-919 of this subtitle, a person...
Section 14-906 - Property Tax Refund Criteria - (a) A person shall receive a refund of excess property...
Section 14-907 - Recordation Tax Refund Criteria - A person who submits a written refund claim for recordation...
Section 14-908 - Transfer Tax Refund Criteria - A person who submits a written refund claim for transfer...
Part III - Refund Claim Determinations, Investigation and Hearing, Payment Authorization Request, Notice
Section 14-911 - Refund Claim Determinations - (a) A refund claim shall be approved or denied: (1)...
Part IV - Refund Claims
Section 14-914 - Form; Contents - (a) Except as provided in § 14-906 of this subtitle,...
Section 14-915 - Time for Filing - To be eligible for a refund, a person must submit...
Section 14-916 - Payment; Interest - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the appropriate...
Section 14-917 - Interest - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 14-918 - Refunds on Taxes Distributed to a County or Municipal Corporation - If a unit of the State pays a refund of...
Section 14-919 - Interest From Municipal Corporation or County - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a municipal...
Subtitle 10 - Crimes and Offenses
Section 14-1001 - Negligent Failure to Provide Information - A person who negligently fails to provide any information as...
Section 14-1002 - Willful Failure to Provide Information - (a) A person who willfully or with the intent to...
Section 14-1003 - Negligently Providing False Information or Answer - A person who negligently provides false information or a false...
Section 14-1004 - Willfully Providing False Information or Answer - (a) A person who willfully or with the intent to...
Section 14-1005 - Negligent Failure to Submit Property Tax Report - A person who negligently fails to submit a property tax...
Section 14-1006 - Willful Failure to Submit Property Tax Report - (a) A person who willfully or with the intent to...
Section 14-1007 - Negligently Filing False Property Tax Report - A person who negligently submits a false property tax report...
Section 14-1008 - Negligent Failure to Answer Interrogatory - A person who negligently fails to answer a property tax...
Section 14-1009 - Willful Failure to Answer Interrogatory - (a) A person who willfully or with the intent to...
Section 14-1010 - Recording Instrument Without Paying Recordation Tax - A person who records an instrument of writing subject to...
Section 14-1011 - Failure to Pay Additional Recordation Tax - If an instrument of writing that is recorded under Title...
Section 14-1012 - Misrepresenting Consideration on Recorded Instrument - A person who willfully misrepresents the amount of consideration paid...
Section 14-1013 - Assaulting a Collector - A person who assaults a collector who is performing a...
Section 14-1014 - Assaulting a Bidder - A person who assaults another person to stop that person...
Section 14-1015 - Negligent Failure of State Officer or Employee to Perform Duty - An officer or employee of the State, a county, or...
Section 14-1016 - Willful Failure of State Officer or Employee to Perform Duty - An officer or employee of the State, a county, or...
Section 14-1017 - Disclosure of Confidential Information by State Officer or Employee - An officer, former officer, employee, or former employee of the...
Subtitle 11 - Limitations
Section 14-1101 - Collection of Tax - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and in...
Section 14-1103 - Period of Property Tax Assessment - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c)...