Terms Used In Maryland Code, TAX - GENERAL 13-831

  • 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
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) Except for a liability that has accrued or will accrue before the date of release or discharge, a surety is released and discharged from liability on a bond to the State 60 days after the surety submits to the tax collector a written request for release or discharge.

(b) On receipt of a written request from a surety for release and discharge, the tax collector promptly shall give the person who posted the bond notice that:

(1) the surety has asked to be released and discharged from liability on the bond; and

(2) a substitute security must be filed before the date on which the surety is released and discharged under subsection (a) of this section.