Md. Code, Real Property § 3-304
This is the official text of Md. Code, Real Property § 3-304, part of Maryland’s Code, Real Property — governs real estate transactions and landlord-tenant law.
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§3–304.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the clerk shall record each plat described under § 3–108 of this title.
(b) The clerk promptly shall send one copy of each plat to the supervisor of assessments of the county and one copy, with one half of the filing fee, to the State Archivist, who shall number and file the plat as part of the records of the State Archivist’s office.
(c) The State Archivist shall mail or deliver, free of cost, to any supervisor of assessments of the State, a copy of the plat on request.
(d) (1) Nothing in this section affects any recording fee of the clerk of the court under any local legislation prescribing recording fees for subdivision plats.
(2) The clerk and the State Archivist shall keep accurate memoranda of the filing fees.
(e) In Montgomery County, the clerk may record or maintain the plat in electronic form in a manner approved by the State Archivist.
(b) The clerk promptly shall send one copy of each plat to the supervisor of assessments of the county and one copy, with one half of the filing fee, to the State Archivist, who shall number and file the plat as part of the records of the State Archivist’s office.
(c) The State Archivist shall mail or deliver, free of cost, to any supervisor of assessments of the State, a copy of the plat on request.
(d) (1) Nothing in this section affects any recording fee of the clerk of the court under any local legislation prescribing recording fees for subdivision plats.
(2) The clerk and the State Archivist shall keep accurate memoranda of the filing fees.
(e) In Montgomery County, the clerk may record or maintain the plat in electronic form in a manner approved by the State Archivist.
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