Section 13-606 – Rules
The Administrator shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
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 13-204 – Maryland Reports; Maryland Appellate Reports
(a) The State Reporter, under the direction and supervision of the Court of Appeals, shall let the necessary contracts for publishing the Maryland Reports, containing opinions of the Court of Appeals, and the Maryland Appellate Reports, containing opinions of the Court of Special Appeals. The contracts may be awarded on the terms and conditions the State […]
Section 13-301 – Appointment by Court of Appeals; Compensation of Members
To aid in the exercise of its rulemaking powers, the Court of Appeals may appoint a standing committee of lawyers, judges, and other persons competent in judicial practice, procedure or administration. A committee member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses incurred on committee business.
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 […]