Md. Code, Local Government § 21-617

This is the official text of Md. Code, Local Government § 21-617, part of Maryland’s Code, Local Government — governs the powers and operations of Maryland counties and municipalities.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

§21–617.

Official statutory text

Notwithstanding any limitation or provision of any charter or local law regulating the creation of public debts or the financing of capital projects, bonds issued under this part, the borrowing that the bonds represent, the pledge of the full faith and credit of the issuing authority or any other guarantee of the issuing authority, and the programs or projects being financed are not subject to:

(1) any referendum requirement of the charter or local law of the authority issuing the bonds or in which the programs or projects are located;

(2) any limitation of the charter or local law on the rate of taxation or the aggregate amount of taxes that may be imposed by the issuing authority; or

(3) any requirement of charter or local law as to the form or public sale of the bonds.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in Maryland?

Find a Maryland lawyer

About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.