Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 2-404
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Personnel and Pensions § 2-404, part of Maryland’s Code, State Personnel and Pensions — governs state employees and public pensions.
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§2–404.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) This section applies to income tax that is imposed by a state other than this State.
(2) This section does not apply to any income tax that is imposed by a political subdivision of another state.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Central Payroll Bureau shall:
(1) withhold income tax imposed by another state from the wages of a State officer or employee who is a resident of that state; and
(2) pay over the amount withheld to the appropriate tax collecting agency of that state.
(c) This section applies only if:
(1) Maryland State income tax is not required to be withheld from the wages of the officer or employee under Title 10, Subtitle 9, Part II of the Tax - General Article; and
(2) the state where the officer or employee resides:
(i) withholds Maryland State income tax from the wages of Maryland residents who are employed by that state; and
(ii) pays over the amount withheld to the Maryland State Comptroller.
(2) This section does not apply to any income tax that is imposed by a political subdivision of another state.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Central Payroll Bureau shall:
(1) withhold income tax imposed by another state from the wages of a State officer or employee who is a resident of that state; and
(2) pay over the amount withheld to the appropriate tax collecting agency of that state.
(c) This section applies only if:
(1) Maryland State income tax is not required to be withheld from the wages of the officer or employee under Title 10, Subtitle 9, Part II of the Tax - General Article; and
(2) the state where the officer or employee resides:
(i) withholds Maryland State income tax from the wages of Maryland residents who are employed by that state; and
(ii) pays over the amount withheld to the Maryland State Comptroller.
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