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§ 10-117. Effective date of regulations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Governmental Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Administrative Procedure Act--Regulations (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Proposal and Adoption (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, State Government, § 10-117
§ 10-117. Effective date of regulations
In general
(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or in other law, the effective date of a regulation is:
(i) the 10th calendar day after notice of adoption is published in the Register; or
(ii) a later date that the notice sets.
(2) For calculation of the effective date under this subsection:
(i) § 1-302 of the General Provisions Article does not apply;
(ii) the issue date of the Register in which the notice is published is not counted; and
(iii) each other calendar day, including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, is counted.
Emergency adoption
(b) The effective date of a regulation after its emergency adoption is the date that the Committee sets.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 31, § 10, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2006, c. 92, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2014, c. 104, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
Formerly Art. 41, § 256-O.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-117, MD STATE GOVT § 10-117
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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