Md. Code, Tax - Property § 4-402
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - Property § 4-402, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - Property — governs property taxation.
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§4–402.
Official statutory text
If a collector fails to remit taxes or the interest, penalty, and service charges on the taxes, to the State or the county as provided under this title, the collector shall be charged interest at the rate of 6% a year on all taxes, interest, penalties, and service charges not paid to the State or county from the time they are due.
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