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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
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Carroll County – Office of Permits and Inspections – Denial of Commercial 2
Permit or License for Unpaid Assessed Personal Property Taxes 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Carroll County Office of Permits and Inspections from 4
issuing or renewing a commercial license or permit in the county until if the 5
applicant submits certain evidence that the applicant has no unpaid assessed 6
personal property taxes except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Carroll 7
County Office of Permits and Inspections to issue or renew a certain commercial 8
license or permit if the applicant submits certain evidence that the applicant has 9
paid any previously unpaid assessed personal property taxes; and generally relating 10
to the issuance or renewal of commercial licenses and 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
2 SENATE BILL 963
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO CARROLL COUNTY. 1
(B) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY O THER PROVISION OF LA W AND SUBJECT 2
TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , BEFORE THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE 3
OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS MAY ISSUE DENY THE ISSUANCE OR RENEW 4
RENEWAL OF A COMMERCIAL LICENSE OR PERMIT IN THE COUNTY IF THE 5
APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT EVIDENC E TO THE SATISFACTIO N OF THE OFFICE THAT 6
THERE ARE NO HAS UNPAID ASSESSED PERSONAL PROPERTY TA XES DUE FROM THE 7
APPLICANT. 8
(2) THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS 9
MAY NOT DENY THE ISS UANCE OR RENEWAL OF A COMMERCIAL LICENSE OR PERMIT 10
FOR UNPAID ASSESSED PERSONAL PROPERTY TA XES UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF 11
THIS SUBSECTION IF T HE APPLICANT SUBMITS EVIDENCE TO THE SATI SFACTION OF 12
THE OFFICE THAT THE APPLI CANT HAS DISPUTED TH E AMOUNT OF UNPAID 13
ASSESSED PERSONAL PRO PERTY TAXES. 14
(C) THE CARROLL COUNTY OFFICE OF PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS MAY 15
ISSUE OR RENEW A COMMERCIAL LICENSE OR PERMIT IN THE COUNTY THAT WAS 16
DENIED UNDER SUBSECT ION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION IF T HE APPLICANT SUBMITS 17
EVIDENCE TO THE SATI SFACTION OF THE OFFICE THAT THE APPLI CANT HAS PAID 18
ANY PREVIOUSLY UNPAI D ASSESSED PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES . 19
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20
October 1, 2024. 21
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.