Md. Code, Public Safety § 14-1301
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Safety § 14-1301, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Safety — governs police, fire, and emergency services.
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§14–1301.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Price” means:
(1) for essential services, retail price; or
(2) for essential goods, retail or wholesale price.
(c) “Replacement costs” means:
(1) acquisition costs;
(2) costs that are a result of a contract in which the formula references published market prices; or
(3) the actual anticipated costs of replacing an essential good or service offered for sale, based on documented information available at the time of the increase in price.
(d) “State of emergency” means a state of emergency declared by the Governor under § 14–107 of this title.
(b) “Price” means:
(1) for essential services, retail price; or
(2) for essential goods, retail or wholesale price.
(c) “Replacement costs” means:
(1) acquisition costs;
(2) costs that are a result of a contract in which the formula references published market prices; or
(3) the actual anticipated costs of replacing an essential good or service offered for sale, based on documented information available at the time of the increase in price.
(d) “State of emergency” means a state of emergency declared by the Governor under § 14–107 of this title.
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