Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 5-203

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In addition to, but not in substitution of, the powers that have been or may be granted to it, the legislative body of a municipality may exercise the express powers provided in this subtitle by adopting ordinances.

(b) Except as provided in Article XI-E of the Maryland Constitution, an ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a municipality may not conflict with State law.