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§ 7-104. International and interstate compacts and agreements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Government

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Secretary of State (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, State Government, § 7-104
§ 7-104. International and interstate compacts and agreements
Currentness
Scope of section
(a) This section does not apply to an agreement for the care, treatment, or supervision of 1 individual.
Filing with Division of Statement Documents
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a unit that enters into an international or interstate compact or other international or interstate agreement of general application, including an amendment to a compact or agreement, on behalf of the State, shall file a copy of the compact or agreement with the Division of State Documents in the Office of the Secretary of State.
Exceptions to filing requirement
(c) A unit need not file a copy of a compact or agreement under this section if the compact or agreement is part of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Duties of Division of State Documents
(d) The Division of State Documents in the Office of the Secretary of State shall:
(1) keep an agreement or compact delivered under this section:
(i) until any limit that is set for the agreement or compact to become effective expires; and
(ii) if the agreement or compact becomes effective, until it is abrogated; and
(2) publish the agreement or compact in the Maryland Register.
Delivery to State Archives
(e) After keeping the agreement or compact for the time required under this section, the Division of State Documents may deliver the agreement or compact to the State Archives.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 320, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 466, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005.
MD Code, State Government, § 7-104, MD STATE GOVT § 7-104
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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