Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-261

This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-261, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - Property — governs property taxation.

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§9–261.

Official statutory text

(a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on an improvement of real property that substantiates, demarcates, commemorates, or celebrates a burial ground.

(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:

(1) the amount and duration of the property tax credit under this section;

(2) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;

(3) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the credit; and

(4) any other provision necessary to carry out this section.

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