§ 8-106. Easements for telegraph or telephone facilities
West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Utilities
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 8-106
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 8-106
§ 8-106. Easements for telegraph or telephone facilities
(a) To obtain an easement, the president and directors of a telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under § 5-410(a)(3) of this article may apply to the circuit court of the county containing the land or bridge where the telegraph, telephone, or electric facilities will be placed to empanel a jury to appraise the loss or damage that will be sustained by the owner or possessor of the land or bridge.
(b)(1)(i) The jury shall make a return and inquisition in writing that is signed and sealed by each juror.
(c)(1) When the value of the loss or damage is paid or tendered to the owner of the land or the legal representative of the owner of the land, the company is entitled to the easement as if the owner of the land conveyed the easement to the company.
Credits
Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Formerly Art. 23, §§ 318 to 320.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 8-106, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 8-106
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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