Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-507
Terms Used In Maryland Code, PUBLIC SAFETY 12-507
- 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.
(1) develop a voluntary forum that may be used, on request of a local jurisdiction, to resolve conflicts that involve the Standards; and
(2) adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.
(b) The Department:
(1) shall notify each local jurisdiction of each change to the International Building Code and the impact the change will have on the local amendments in that local jurisdiction;
(2) in conjunction with the Maryland Building Officials Association and other interested organizations, shall provide training for local building officials on the Standards and certify the participation of local building officials in the training; and
(3) on request, shall provide a local jurisdiction with technical assistance to implement and enforce the Standards.