Home Table of Contents

§ 9-202. Effect of adoption of charter

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 9. General and Administrative Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Charter Counties (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-202
Formerly cited as MD CODE, Art. 25A, § 1
§ 9-202. Effect of adoption of charter
Currentness
When a county becomes a charter county:
(1) all property and franchises belonging to or in the possession of the former county commissioners of the county or any county agencies are vested in the charter county as a corporation;
(2) an action against the former county commissioners of the county does not abate and is continued in the name of the charter county with the same effect as if originally brought against the charter county;
(3) all liabilities, obligations, contracts, claims, and demands, accrued or to accrue, of the former county commissioners of the county are the liabilities, obligations, contracts, claims, and demands of the charter county; and
(4) a criminal proceeding is not affected by the adoption of the charter and shall be prosecuted under the law in effect at the time of the crime.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 119, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Local Government, § 9-202, MD LOCAL GOVT § 9-202
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.
End of Document