Maryland Statutes
Division III - Counties
Title 12 - Other Powers of Counties -- Generally

Section 12-206 - Kent County Retirement Funds, Pension Plan, and Group Insurance - (a) The County Commissioners of Kent County may provide retirement...

Section 12-207 - St. Mary's County Pension Plan - (a) The provisions of §§ 9–105 and 9–106 of this...

Section 12-208 - Additional Pension Benefits for Teachers - (a) (1) (i) This subsection does not apply to Baltimore...

Subtitle 3 - Contracts and Competitive Bidding

Section 12-301 - In General - (a) This section applies only to commission counties. (b) The...

Section 12-302 - Procurement Contracts in Garrett County - (a) In this section, “government organization” includes: (1) a county;...

Section 12-303 - Requirements for Contracts for Services - (a) This section applies only to commission counties. (b) When...

Subtitle 4 - Property Acquisition and Transfer

Section 12-401 - In General - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Section 12-402 - Special Provisions -- Calvert County - (a) (1) The County Commissioners of Calvert County may acquire...

Section 12-403 - Special Provisions -- Caroline County - (a) The County Commissioners of Caroline County may: (1) purchase...

Section 12-404 - Special Provisions -- Carroll County - (a) Except for the procurement of an option to purchase...

Section 12-405 - Special Provisions -- Cecil County - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of State law, when...

Section 12-406 - Special Provisions -- Charles County - (a) (1) The County Commissioners of Charles County may: (i)...

Section 12-407 - Special Provisions -- Dorchester County - (a) (1) The governing body of Dorchester County may: (i)...

Section 12-408 - Special Provisions -- Frederick County - (a) (1) Frederick County may: (i) purchase or lease personal...

Section 12-409 - Special Provisions -- Garrett County - (a) (1) The County Commissioners of Garrett County may: (i)...

Section 12-410 - Special Provisions -- St. Mary's County - (a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may sell...

Section 12-411 - Special Provisions -- Somerset County - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the County...

Section 12-412 - Special Provisions -- Washington County - (a) The County Commissioners of Washington County may acquire property...

Subtitle 5 - Public Roads

Part I - Public Roads Generally

Section 12-501 - "Road" Defined - In this part, “road” includes a street, an avenue, an...

Section 12-502 - Control Over Roads in Unincorporated Areas - The provisions in this subtitle that relate to public roads...

Section 12-503 - Powers of Counties Over County Roads - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Section 12-504 - Control of Roads, Parking, and Sidewalks - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Section 12-505 - Highway Fund Expenditures for Projects in Municipalities - (a) This section applies to all counties except Baltimore City....

Section 12-506 - Grading, Paving, Curbing, and Repairing Roads and Sidewalks - (a) This section applies to all counties except: (1) Anne...

Section 12-507 - Directional Signs - (a) This section applies to all counties. (b) (1) The...

Section 12-508 - Fire Hydrants - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Part II - Procedures for Opening, Altering, or Closing Roads

Section 12-511 - Scope of Part - This part applies to all counties, except Baltimore City and...

Section 12-512 - Opening, Altering, or Closing Roads by Petition - (a) A resident of the county may request, by petition,...

Section 12-513 - Rights-of-Way - (a) The governing body of a county may contract with...

Section 12-514 - Examiners - (a) If the governing body of a county decides to...

Section 12-515 - Damages - (a) Taking into account the advantages and disadvantages of opening...

Section 12-516 - Action by Governing Body of County - At the first meeting of the governing body of a...

Section 12-517 - Drains Outside Limits of Road - If a county road cannot be conveniently drained by drains...

Section 12-518 - Condemnation Power of Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties - (a) This section applies only to: (1) Allegany County; (2)...

Section 12-519 - Prohibited Locations of Opened or Altered Roads - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) Allegany County;...

Section 12-520 - Width of Roads; Roads Opened to Public - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)...

Section 12-521 - Imposition of Taxes - If the governing body of a county decides to open...

Section 12-522 - Roads Presumed Closed in Frederick County - If any road in Frederick County has not been maintained...

Section 12-523 - Authority for Allegany County - The County Commissioners of Allegany County may open or close,...

Part III - Specific County Provisions

Section 12-526 - "Road" Defined - In this part, “road” includes a street, an avenue, an...

Section 12-527 - Size and Weight of Vehicles in Selected Counties - (a) This section applies only to: (1) Allegany County; (2)...

Section 12-528 - Maintenance of Private Roads by Selected Counties - (a) This section applies only to: (1) Somerset County; (2)...

Section 12-529 - Road Construction Districts in Calvert County - (a) (1) The County Commissioners of Calvert County may establish...

Section 12-530 - Regulation of Grading, Building, Improving, Maintaining, and Repairing of Roads in Calvert County - (a) This section does not apply to a privately owned...

Section 12-531 - Regulation of Roads in Carroll County - (a) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may regulate any...

Section 12-532 - Building and Repairing Roads in Cecil County - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 12-533 - Building and Maintenance of County Roads in Charles County - To the extent not provided for in Title 8 of...

Section 12-534 - Vehicle Weight on County Roads in Charles County - (a) (1) The County Commissioners of Charles County shall designate...

Section 12-535 - Emergency Snow Routes in Garrett County and St. Mary's County - In accordance with § 21–1119 of the Transportation Article, the...

Section 12-536 - Advertising Signs in Garrett County - (a) The County Commissioners of Garrett County may enact an...

Section 12-537 - Outdoor Advertising in Harford County - (a) In this section, “visible from the traveled way” means...

Section 12-538 - Regulation of Roads and Other Public Ways and Facilities in St. Mary's County - (a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may regulate...

Section 12-539 - Private Roads in Talbot County - The County Council of Talbot County may maintain, repair, and...

Subtitle 6 - Bridges and Canals

Part I - In General

Section 12-601 - Powers of Counties Over Bridges - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Section 12-602 - Building Bridges Across Navigable Rivers - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Section 12-603 - Powers of Counties to Build and Repair Bridges - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

Part II - Bridges Built or Repaired on Application

Section 12-606 - Scope of Part - This part applies to all counties, except Baltimore City.

Section 12-607 - Applications to Build or Repair a Bridge - (a) A person may request, by petition, that the governing...

Section 12-608 - Building and Repairing Bridges by Contract - (a) This section does not apply to Cecil County. (b)...

Section 12-609 - Contracts - (a) (1) On the date designated in the advertisement for...

Section 12-610 - Bridges Between Counties - (a) (1) A resident of a county may submit a...

Section 12-611 - Advertisement for Bids for Building and Repairing Bridges Between Counties - (a) If the governing bodies of the adjoining counties approve...

Section 12-612 - Award of Contract - (a) The examiners shall: (1) open the bids at the...

Section 12-613 - Judicial Review of Decision Related to Building or Repairing Bridges - (a) (1) A resident of a county in which the...

Part III - Specific County Provisions

Section 12-616 - Regulation of Bridges in Carroll County - (a) The County Commissioners of Carroll County may regulate the...

Section 12-617 - Building and Repairing Bridges in Cecil County - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 12-618 - Regulation of Bridges in St. Mary's County - (a) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may regulate...

Part IV - Bridge and Canal Building Corporations

Section 12-621 - Bridge and Canal Building Corporations - (a) This section applies to all counties. (b) (1) A...

Subtitle 7 - Federally Assisted Watershed Projects

Section 12-701 - Federally Assisted Watershed Projects - (a) In this section, “Act” means the federal Watershed Protection...

Subtitle 8 - Public Safety

Section 12-801 - Operating Costs to Sheriffs for Housing Inmates - (a) This section applies to all counties except: (1) Anne...

Section 12-802 - County Police Duties - (a) This section applies to all counties except: (1) Anne...

Section 12-803 - Special Investigations in Caroline County - The County Commissioners of Caroline County may provide money to...

Section 12-804 - Violations of County Ordinances in St. Mary's County - (a) Notwithstanding Title 11, Subtitle 2 of the Land Use...

Section 12-805 - Labor Camps for Workers in Dorchester County - (a) A person may not establish, maintain, or operate a...

Section 12-806 - Alarm Systems in Calvert, Frederick, and Washington Counties - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous

Section 12-901 - Community, Social, and Recreational Services - (a) This section applies to all counties except: (1) Anne...

Section 12-902 - Agreements to Purchase Development Rights - (a) In this section, “agreement” means an agreement to purchase...

Section 12-903 - Bounties for Killing Wild Animals and Birds - (a) This section applies to all counties, except Baltimore City....

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Maryland Statutes Division III - Counties Title 12 - Other Powers of Counties -- Generally

Maryland Statutes
Division III - Counties
Title 12 - Other Powers of Counties -- Generally