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§ 9-262. Dwelling located in the county or municipal corporation that is owned by a 9-1-1 publi...

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTax-PropertyEffective: June 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Tax-Property
Title 9. Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief
Subtitle 2. Statewide Optional
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 9-262
§ 9-262. Dwelling located in the county or municipal corporation that is owned by a 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicator
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Dwelling” has the meaning stated in § 9-105 of this title.
(3) “9-1-1 specialist” means an employee of a county public safety answering point, or an employee working in a county safety answering point, whose duties and responsibilities include:
(i) receiving and processing 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance;
(ii) other support functions directly related to 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance; or
(iii) dispatching law enforcement officers, fire rescue services, emergency medical services, and other public safety services to the scene of an emergency.
In general
(b) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling located in the county or municipal corporation that is owned by a 9-1-1 specialist if the 9-1-1 specialist is otherwise eligible for the credit authorized under § 9-105 of this title.
Calculation
(c) For any taxable year, the credit under this section may not exceed the lesser of:
(1) $2,500 per dwelling; or
(2) the amount of property tax imposed on the dwelling.
Amount, duration, eligibility, procedures for tax credit
(d) The governing body of a county or a municipal corporation may establish, by law:
(1) subject to subsection (c) of this section, the amount of the credit under this section;
(2) the duration of the credit;
(3) additional eligibility requirements for 9-1-1 specialists to qualify for the credit;
(4) procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the credit; and
(5) any other provisions necessary to carry out this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2018, c. 735, § 1, eff. June 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 299, § 2, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 300, § 2, eff. June 1, 2019.
MD Code, Tax - Property, § 9-262, MD TAX PROPERTY § 9-262
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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