Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9-267
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§9–267.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, “dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 9–105 of this title.
(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling of a surviving spouse of a fallen service member, if the surviving spouse has not remarried and is ineligible for the property tax exemption under § 7–208 of this article.
(c) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation:
(1) shall define, by law, who is a fallen service member; and
(2) may provide, by law, for:
(i) the amount and duration of the tax credit;
(ii) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;
(iii) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and
(iv) any other provision necessary to carry out the tax credit under this section.
(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling of a surviving spouse of a fallen service member, if the surviving spouse has not remarried and is ineligible for the property tax exemption under § 7–208 of this article.
(c) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation:
(1) shall define, by law, who is a fallen service member; and
(2) may provide, by law, for:
(i) the amount and duration of the tax credit;
(ii) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;
(iii) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and
(iv) any other provision necessary to carry out the tax credit under this section.
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