Maryland Statutes
Division III - Counties
Title 10 - Express Powers Act

Subtitle 1 - General Provisions

Section 10-101 - Scope of Title - This title does not apply to Baltimore City.

Section 10-102 - Grant of Express Powers - (a) In addition to other powers granted to charter counties,...

Section 10-103 - Powers Include Power and Authority in General Provisions Article - The express powers contained in this title are intended to...

Subtitle 2 - Express Powers of Charter Counties

Section 10-201 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies only to charter counties.

Section 10-202 - Local Laws - (a) A county may enact local laws and may repeal...

Section 10-203 - Bonds and Other Evidences of Indebtedness - (a) (1) Subject to any limit imposed by a county...

Section 10-204 - Ordinances to Facilitate Charter Amendments - A county may pass any ordinance that facilitates the amendment...

Section 10-205 - County Council or Office of Chief Executive Officer or County Executive -- Vacancy - A county may provide for the conduct of a special...

Section 10-206 - Additional Legislative Powers - (a) A county council may pass any ordinance, resolution, or...

Subtitle 3 - Express Powers of Charter Counties and Code Counties

Section 10-301 - Scope of Subtitle - This subtitle applies only to charter counties and code counties.

Section 10-302 - County Legislative Body -- Compensation - (a) By ordinance, a county may establish a commission to...

Section 10-303 - County Officers, Officials, and Employees - (a) If a county executive is authorized, the county may...

Section 10-304 - County Institutions - (a) A county may establish, maintain, and control hospitals, homeless...

Section 10-305 - County Board of Appeals - (a) A county may enact local laws to provide for:...

Section 10-306 - Election Districts and Precincts - A county may create and revise election districts and precincts.

Section 10-307 - Recording and Indexing of Legal and Legislative Records - Unless otherwise governed by other public general law, a county...

Section 10-308 - Advertising and Printing of Legislative and Financial Records - A county may provide for advertising, printing, and publishing of...

Section 10-309 - Audits; Claims Against County - (a) A county may provide for: (1) the auditing of...

Section 10-310 - Procurement - (a) For any county work, a county may provide for...

Section 10-311 - Protection of County Credit - A county may prevent the credit of the county in...

Section 10-312 - County Property; Housing Projects; Franchise; Required Notice - (a) A county may provide for the protection of county...

Section 10-313 - Taxes - (a) (1) A county may direct the class or subclass...

Section 10-314 - Special Taxing Districts - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 10-315 - Commercial District Management Authority - (a) In this section, “authority” means a commercial district management...

Section 10-316 - Commercial or Industrial Redevelopment Projects - Section 18–301 of this article applies to the use of...

Section 10-317 - Road, Waste Disposal, Soil Erosion, and Building Laws - (a) After reasonable notice and a public hearing, a county...

Section 10-318 - Fences - A county may: (1) regulate the construction and maintenance of...

Section 10-319 - Highways, Bridges, and Streets - (a) A county may provide for: (1) building, maintaining, and...

Section 10-320 - Public Drainage Improvement Projects - (a) A county may provide for the draining of swamps...

Section 10-321 - Storm Drainage Districts - A county may enact local laws that provide for: (1)...

Section 10-322 - Federally Assisted Watershed Projects - A county has the same powers enumerated in Title 12,...

Section 10-323 - Parks and Recreation Programs - (a) A county may enact local laws providing for the...

Section 10-324 - Zoning and Planning - (a) (1) A county may enact local laws relating to...

Section 10-325 - Historic Landmark Zoning and Preservation - (a) (1) A county may enact laws for historic and...

Section 10-326 - Conditions for Acceptance of Residential Development - A county may enact local laws that require a developer...

Section 10-327 - County Board of Health - A county may establish a county board of health to...

Section 10-328 - Nuisances and Health - (a) A county may provide for the prevention, abatement, and...

Section 10-329 - Animals - A county may regulate the conditions under which dogs and...

Section 10-330 - Fish and Game Laws - A county may enact local fish and game laws.