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§ 14-905. County or municipal corporation taxes or fees

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTax-Property

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Tax-Property
Title 14. Procedure
Subtitle 9. Abatements, Credits, and Refunds
Part II. Refund Eligibility Criteria
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 14-905
§ 14-905. County or municipal corporation taxes or fees
Property taxes
(a) Subject to § 14-919 of this subtitle, a person who submits a written refund claim to the appropriate collector for county or municipal corporation property tax erroneously or mistakenly paid to the collector is eligible for a refund of the amount paid that exceeds the amount that is properly and legally chargeable to or collectible from the person.
Charges or fees
(b) A person who submits a written refund claim to the person authorized to collect a county or municipal corporation charge or fee for the amount paid in excess of the charge or fee properly and legally chargeable or collectible is eligible for a refund of the excess charge or fee.
Types of error
(c) If the assessment on which county or municipal corporation property tax is payable has become final and has not been appealed as provided by Subtitle 5 of this title, a person is eligible for a refund of county or municipal corporation property tax under subsection (a) of this section only if the person paid a tax bill that is erroneous because of a mathematical error, mechanical error, error in the property description, or other clerical error made by the taxing authority or assessing authority, and not because of an error of valuation.
Property tax of another
(d)(1) In Carroll County, a person who erroneously pays the property tax of another may apply for refund under § 14-914 of this subtitle.
(2) The County Commissioners, under regulations adopted by them, may grant that person a refund.

Credits

Added by Acts 1985, c. 8, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 491; Acts 1991, c. 538; Acts 1994, c. 633, § 1, eff. June 1, 1994; Acts 2002, c. 529, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002.
Formerly Art. 81, § 214.
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 14-905, MD TAX PROPERTY § 14-905
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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