Ch. 317

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b) Before CHARLES COUNTY OR St. Mary's County imposes a
hotel rental tax, the Commissioners OF THE COUNTY shall hold a
public hearing, which:

(1)  shall be advertised twice by publication in the a.
newspaper of general circulation in the county at least 10 days
before the hearing; and

(2)  may not be part of the annual budget hearing.
9-304.

(a)  Subject to the limitations in subsection (b) of this
section, the hotel rental tax rate is the rate that the
authorized county sets by resolution.

(b)  an An authorized county may not set a hotel rental tax
rate that exceeds:

(1)  3% in Allegany County;

(2)  5% IN CHARLES COUNTY;
[(2)] (3) 3% in Garrett County;
[(3)] (4) 3% in Kent County;
[(4)] (5) 5% in St. Mary's County;
[(5)] (6) 3% in Talbot County;
[(6)] (7) 1% in Wicomico County; and
[(7)] (8) 3% in Worcester County.

9-308.

A person shall pay the hotel rental tax to the hotel when
the person pays the transient charge.

9-309.

(a) A hotel shall:

(1)  give the person who is required to pay a
transient charge a bill that identifies the transient charge as a
separate item from any other charge; and

(2)  collect the hotel rental tax from the person who
pays the transient charge.

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