Terms Used In Maryland Code, LOCAL GOVERNMENT 9-315

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • 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.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) (1) At the end of each calendar year, the Department of Legislative Services shall ask each code county whether the county has enacted any part of its public local laws during that calendar year or its latest fiscal year.

(2) The code county promptly shall:

(i) answer the inquiry; and

(ii) verify that copies of the requested enactments of public local laws already have been sent to the Department of Legislative Services.

(b) (1) The Department of Legislative Services promptly shall certify to the Comptroller if a code county does not comply with subsection (a) of this section or § 9-314(c) or (d) of this subtitle.

(2) If the Department of Legislative Services certifies noncompliance, the Comptroller may discontinue all funds, grants, or State aid that the code county is entitled to under State law relating to:

(i) the income tax;

(ii) the tax on racing;

(iii) the recordation tax;

(iv) the admissions and amusement tax; and

(v) license taxes or fees.

(c) The Department of Legislative Services shall:

(1) arrange in a logical and convenient order the titles or the full text of the laws of each code county that amends its code of public local laws; and

(2) publish on the General Assembly website each title, identified as a title of the laws of a code county that amends its code of public local laws, or the full text of the laws of each code county that amends its code of public local laws.