EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 963
L2, Q2 4lr1974
CF HB 1080
By: Carroll County Senators
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Carroll County – Office of Permits and Inspections – Denial of Permit or License 2
for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections from 4
issuing or renewing a license or permit in the county until the applicant submits 5
certain evidence that the applicant has no unpaid assessed personal property taxes 6
except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Carroll County Office of Permits 7
and Inspections to issue or renew a certain license or permit if the applicant submits 8
certain evidence that the applicant has paid any previously unpaid assessed personal 9
property taxes; and generally relating to the issuance or renewal of licenses and 10
permits in Carroll County. 11
BY adding to 12
Article – Local Government 13
Section 12–905 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2013 Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – Local Government 19
12–905. 20
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO CARROLL COUNTY. 21
(B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW AND SUBJECT 22
TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BEFORE THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE 23
OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS MAY ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENSE OR PERMIT IN THE 24 2 SENATE BILL 963
COUNTY THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE 1
OFFICE THAT THERE ARE NO UN PAID PERSONAL PROPERTY TA XES DUE FROM THE 2
APPLICANT. 3
(2) THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS 4
MAY NOT DENY THE ISS UANCE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT FOR UNPAID 5
PERSONAL PROPERTY TA XES UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION I F THE 6
APPLICANT SUBMITS EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE OFFICE THAT THE 7
APPLICANT HAS DISPUTED THE AMO UNT OF UNPAID PERSON AL PROPERTY TAXES . 8
(C) THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS MAY 9
ISSUE OR RENEW A LIC ENSE OR PERMIT IN TH E COUNTY THAT WAS DENIED UNDER 10
SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION IF THE APPLICANT SUB MITS EVIDENCE TO THE 11
SATISFACTION OF THE OFFICE THAT THE APPLICANT HAS PA ID ANY PREVIOUSLY 12
UNPAID ASSESSED PERS ONAL PROPERTY TAXES . 13
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
October 1, 2024. 15