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Terms Used In Maryland Code, REAL PROPERTY 13-311

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
(a) The Commissioner shall examine the certificate of survey, each duplicate certificate, and the plat returned by the surveyor. If any certificate, duplicate, or plat is found to be incorrect or incomplete, the Commissioner promptly shall return it to the surveyor for immediate completion or appropriate amendment.

(b) If the certificate, duplicates, and plat appear to comply with the requirements of § 13-310 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall:

(1) File the certificate and plat in the proceeding; and

(2) Promptly mail a notice of the return of the certificate of survey to:

(i) Each party to the proceeding; and

(ii) Each other person, including any potential objector, who has requested the Commissioner in writing for this notice.