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§ 12-528. Maintenance of private roads by selected counties

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLocal GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Local Government (Refs & Annos)
Division III. Counties [Titles 9-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Other Powers of Counties--Generally (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 5. Public Roads (Refs & Annos)
Part III. Specific County Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-528
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25, § 155
§ 12-528. Maintenance of private roads by selected counties
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) Somerset County;
(2) Wicomico County; and
(3) Worcester County.
In general
(b)(1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the governing body of a county may contract with the owner of a private road in the county for the county to take over and maintain the private road if the owner pays an annual maintenance charge to the county to cover the maintenance expenses of the county for the private road.
(2) The governing body may provide that the maintenance charge imposed under this section is a lien on the property affected and shall be collected in the same manner as county real property taxes.
Wicomico County
(c) The County Council of Wicomico County may not enter into a contract in accordance with this section unless the contract concerns a private road on which there are at least three dwelling houses.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 12-528, MD LOCAL GOVT § 12-528
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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