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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 915

13-312. EXPENSES OF SURVEYOR.

ALL EXPENSES OF THE SURVEYOR SHALL BE PAID DIRECTLY
TO THE SURVEYOR BY THE APPLICANT AND ARE NOT PART OF THE
COSTS OR EXPENSES OF THE PROCEEDING BEFORE THE
COMMISSIONER.

13-313. DETERMINATION OF PURCHASE PRICE FOR VACANT LAND.

(A)     COMMISSIONER TO FORWARD CERTIFICATE TO
SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS.

WHEN A CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY EMBRACING ANY VACANT
LAND IS FILED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL FORWARD ONE OF THE
DUPLICATE CERTIFICATES RETURNED BY THE SURVEYOR TO THE
SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH COUNTY IN WHICH THE
LAND IS LOCATED.

(B)   DUTIES OF SUPERVISOR AND ASSESSORS.

WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE DUPLICATE
CERTIFICATE, THE SUPERVISOR SHALL HAVE TWO ASSESSORS:

(1)   INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER, INSPECT AND,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 81, §14(B) OF THE CODE, ASSESS
THE FULL CASH VALUE OF THE VACANT LAND AND ANY
IMPROVEMENTS ON IT, LESS THE ALLOWANCE FOR INFLATION
PROVIDED FOR IN THAT SECTION;

(2)   ENDORSE THE DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE WITH
THEIR JOINT DETERMINATION OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE
VACANT LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS;

(3)   PREPARE A STATEMENT OF THE REASONS FOR
THE VALUATION;

(4)    SIGN AND VERIFY THE ENDORSED DUPLICATE
CERTIFICATE AND THE STATEMENT; AND

(5)   RETURN THE ENDORSED DUPLICATE CERTIFICATE
AND THE STATEMENT TO THE COMMISSIONER.

(C)   PURCHASE PRICE IS ASSESSED VALUE; ADJUSTMENTS.

(1)   EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE VACANT LAND
SHALL BE THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE LAND IN THE COUNTY OR,
IF LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY, THE SUM OF THE
ASSESSED VALUES OF THE LAND IN EACH COUNTY, AS DETERMINED
BY THE ASSESSORS UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION.

(2)   IN A HEAPING BEFORE THE COMMISSIONER OR
IN ANY PROCEEDING FOR DECLARATORY RELIEF UNDER THIS
TITLE, THE APPLICANT MAY PRESENT EVIDENCE THAT THE
ASSESSED VALUE OF THE VACANT LAND IS LESS THAN THAT
ESTABLISHED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION. IN
THIS CASE, THE FINAL JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSIONER OR THE
CIRCUIT COURT, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL SET THE PURCHASE