Section 13-602 – Fund Established
(a) (1) There is a Circuit Court Real Property Records Improvement Fund. (2) There is an oversight committee composed of one representative from each of the following: (i) The Administrative Office of the Courts; (ii) The Maryland State Archives; (iii) The Circuit Court Clerks’ Association; (iv) The Maryland Land Title Association; and (v) The Maryland State Bar Association. (3) The Fund shall be managed […]
Section 13-603 – In General
(a) The Fund consists of: (1) Surcharges collected under §§ 7–102(b), 7–202(e), and 7–301(c)(4) of this article and § 13–604 of this subtitle; and (2) Revenues from copies made on equipment bought through the Fund. (b) The Fund is a nonlapsing revolving fund which is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article. (c) The Fund […]
Section 13-604 – Surcharge
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administrator shall establish a surcharge of $20 for each type of recordable instrument to be recorded among the land records and the financing statement records. (2) For recordable instruments executed on or after July 1, 2011, the surcharge established under this subsection shall be $40 for […]
Section 13-605 – Annual Report
The State Treasurer shall report to the Administrator annually: (1) The status of the money invested under this subtitle; and (2) The interest received from investments for the Fund during the period covered by the report.
Section 13-606 – Rules
The Administrator shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
Section 13-302 – Assistants
The Court of Appeals may employ necessary assistants for the committee and fix their salaries.
Section 13-303 – Payment of Salaries and Expenses
The State Court Administrator shall pay the assistants’ salaries as well as the traveling and other expenses of the committee, including printing and other costs from the appropriate budget allocation.
Section 13-401 – Powers
The Commission on Judicial Disabilities established pursuant to Article IV, § 4A of the Maryland Constitution, may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena any witness, compel his attendance, take evidence and require the production of any book, paper, correspondence, memorandum, contract, agreement, other record, or tangible thing which the Commission finds relevant or material to an […]
Section 13-402 – Refusal to Obey Subpoena Issued by Commission or Court Order
In case of contumacy by any person, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person by the Commission, the Commission may invoke the aid of the circuit court for the county where the person resides or carries on business or is found. The court may issue an order requiring the person to appear […]
Section 13-403 – Immunity From Prosecution
The Commission may grant to any person immunity from prosecution, or from any penalty or forfeiture, for or on account of any transaction, matter or thing concerning which that person testifies or produces evidence, documentary or otherwise.