Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-1206
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-1206
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) (1) At a minimum, the Department shall include in the database:
(i) the Standards;
(ii) local amendments to the Standards;
(iii) the Electrical Code required under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(iv) local amendments to the Electrical Code; and
(v) information compiled by the Department under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The Department may compile and include in the database:
(i) any information provided by a local jurisdiction on the implementation and interpretation of the Standards by the local jurisdiction; and
(ii) interim amendments to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code including subsequent printings of the most recent edition.
(c) The Department shall:
(1) make information from the database available to a local jurisdiction, State unit, or other interested party;
(2) provide each local jurisdiction with the necessary hardware or software to enable the local jurisdiction to access the information in the database; and
(3) coordinate with local swimming pool and spa officials, the State Fire Marshal, and local fire officials in compiling information for the database.
(d) (1) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department may charge a fee for information provided from the database.
(ii) The Department may not charge a fee to a State unit or local jurisdiction.
(2) The Department may not charge a fee to a local jurisdiction for the ongoing maintenance of the database.
(3) Fees collected in accordance with this subsection unexpended at the end of the fiscal year do not revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall be kept in a special fund available to the Department to carry out this subtitle.