Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-926
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-926, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - General — governs state taxation.
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§13–926.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a local official may:
(1) certify to the Comptroller the existence of a person’s delinquent tax liability or any other liability owed by the person to the local official’s political subdivision; and
(2) request the Comptroller to withhold any refund and vendor payment to which the person is entitled.
(b) A local official may not certify or request the Comptroller to withhold a refund or vendor payment unless the laws of the local official’s political subdivision:
(1) allow the Comptroller to certify tax due to the State;
(2) allow the Comptroller to request the local official to withhold from any vendor payment the person’s tax due to the State; and
(3) provide for the payment of the amount withheld to the Comptroller.
(c) The withholding of a refund or vendor payment shall be subject to the priorities under § 13-918 of this subtitle.
(1) certify to the Comptroller the existence of a person’s delinquent tax liability or any other liability owed by the person to the local official’s political subdivision; and
(2) request the Comptroller to withhold any refund and vendor payment to which the person is entitled.
(b) A local official may not certify or request the Comptroller to withhold a refund or vendor payment unless the laws of the local official’s political subdivision:
(1) allow the Comptroller to certify tax due to the State;
(2) allow the Comptroller to request the local official to withhold from any vendor payment the person’s tax due to the State; and
(3) provide for the payment of the amount withheld to the Comptroller.
(c) The withholding of a refund or vendor payment shall be subject to the priorities under § 13-918 of this subtitle.
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