§ 6-308. Procedure to increase taxes
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTax-PropertyEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 6-308
§ 6-308. Procedure to increase taxes
(a) In this section, “taxing authority” means:
(b)(1) Unless the requirements of this section are met, a taxing authority may not set a county or municipal corporation real property tax rate that exceeds the current taxable year's real property tax rate.
(c) If a taxing authority intends to increase the county or municipal corporation real property tax rate, it shall advertise to the public by:
(d) If the taxing authority intends to set a real property tax rate that exceeds the current taxable year's real property tax rate, the notice shall be in the following form:
“.......... (NAME OF JURISDICTION) NOTICE OF A PROPOSED REAL PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE
For the taxable year beginning July 1,.........., the .......... (name of taxing authority) of .......... (name of jurisdiction) proposes to increase real property tax rates from $.......... per $100 of assessment to $.......... per $100 of assessment.
A public hearing on the proposed real property tax rate increase will be held at.......... (time) on.......... (date) at.......... (location). The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call.......... (phone number) for further information.”.
Meeting on proposed tax rate increase
(f) After the meeting, the taxing authority may adopt by law an increase in the county or municipal corporation real property tax rate:
(g)(1) Annually, a county shall include on the face of a real property tax bill:
(2) If the total real property tax rate for the current taxable year, including the State and county rates and any municipal or special rates, does not exceed the total real property tax rate for the immediately preceding taxable year, the county shall include with the real property tax bill a notice that any increase in the total amount of property tax owed, exclusive of any fees included on the property tax bill, in the current taxable year compared to the previous taxable year is due to an increase in the taxable assessed value of the property.
(h) A taxing authority that in good faith has made all reasonable efforts to comply with the requirements of subsections (b) through (f) of this section and provides satisfactory evidence to the Department that any lack of compliance with the requirements was for reasons beyond the taxing authority's control:
(i)(1) The Director shall report to the Attorney General any taxing authority that appears to have violated the requirements of this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1985, c. 8, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 171; Acts 1986, c. 822; Acts 1988, c. 594; Acts 1990, c. 10; Acts 1990, c. 12, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 352; Acts 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1; Acts 1995, c. 73, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 2000, c. 80, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2005, c. 41, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2023, c. 531, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 81, § 232C.
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 6-308, MD TAX PROPERTY § 6-308
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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