H.B. 1300

VETOES

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1996 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Real Property

3-104.

(a) (1) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
A deed or other instrument which effects a change of ownership on the assessment books
under the Tax - Property Article may not be recorded until the property granted is
transferred on the assessment books or records of the county where the property is
located to the grantee or assignee named in the deed or other instrument. When
submitting the deed or other instrument for transfer on the assessment books, the person
offering the deed or other instrument, on request, shall mail or deliver to the person
having charge of the assessment books, a statement of any building and improvement on
the property granted. When the property is transferred on the assessment books, the
person recording the transfer shall evidence the fact of transfer on the deed or other
instrument. This endorsement is sufficient to authorize the recording of the deed or other
instrument by the clerk of the appropriate court.

(2) IN HARFORD COUNTY:

(I)      THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT MAY RECORD AN
INSTRUMENT THAT EFFECTS A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP IF THE INSTRUMENT IS:

1.       ENDORSED WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF THE COUNTY
TREASURER REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION; AND

2.       ACCOMPANIED BY:

A.      A COMPLETE INTAKE SHEET; AND

B.       A COPY OF THE INSTRUMENT, AND ANY SURVEY, FOR
SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION; AND

(II)    THE SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS SHALL TRANSFER
OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY IN THE ASSESSMENT RECORDS, EFFECTIVE AS OF THE
DATE OF RECORDATION, UPON RECEIPT FROM THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF A COPY OF THE INSTRUMENT, THE COMPLETED INTAKE SHEET, AND ANY
SURVEY SUBMITTED UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Harford County, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the State Department
of Taxation and Assessments Assessments and Taxation, and the Treasurer for Harford
County may formulate the procedures governing recordation of instruments as authorized
under this Act, so as to simplify the procedures for recordation of instruments while
ensuring the integrity of the land and assessment records.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 1996.

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