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§ 4-504. Disposal of excess, surplus personal property

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Finance and Procurement

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Finance and Procurement
Division I. State Finance [Titles 1-10a] (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Department of General Services (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Excess and Surplus Property (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 4-504
§ 4-504. Disposal of excess, surplus personal property
Currentness
In general
(a) The Secretary may dispose of excess personal property and surplus personal property as provided in this section.
Transfer of property
(b)(1) Whenever feasible, the Secretary shall dispose of excess personal property by transferring it to another unit of the State government.
(2) The unit of the State government that receives the excess personal property shall pay any cost of the transfer.
Maximum value
(c) The Secretary:
(1) may dispose of any surplus personal property; and
(2) shall seek to gain the maximum value for the State in the disposition.
Form of disposal
(d)(1) The Secretary shall dispose of surplus personal property:
(i) by dismantling it for recovery of valuable parts;
(ii) by trading it in;
(iii) by transferring it to a local jurisdiction, public school system, or nonprofit organization;
(iv) by auctioning or selling it, including selling it for scrap value; or
(v) if no value can be realized from it, by destroying it.
(2) If surplus personal property is destroyed under this subsection, the unit of the State government that declared the item to be excess personal property shall pay any cost of destruction.
Delegation of authority
(e) The Secretary may delegate the authority to dispose of surplus personal property to a designee of the Secretary or, by regulation, to another unit of the State government.

Credits

Added by Acts 1985, c. 11, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 513, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
Formerly Art. 41, §§ 133, 235.
MD Code, State Finance and Procurement, § 4-504, MD STATE FIN & PROC § 4-504
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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