WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 290

BY adding to

Article - Real Property

Section 13-106

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1988 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article - Real Property

13-101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated unless otherwise
apparent from context.

(B) "CERTIFICATE OF RESERVATION" MEANS A CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE
COMMISSIONER AT THE REQUEST OF A GOVERNMENTAL BODY UPON A
DETERMINATION THAT VACANT LAND EXISTS AND THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY
WISHES TO RESERVE THE LAND FOR PUBLIC USE.

[(b)](C) "Commission" means the Hall of Records Commission.

[(c)](D) "Commissioner" means the State Archivist who, while performing the
duties and exercising the powers provided in this title, is known as the "Commissioner of
Land Patents".

[(d)](E) "Expense" includes any charge, cost, deposit, fee, or tax incurred in
connection with a land patent proceeding.

(F) "GOVERNMENTAL BODY" INCLUDES ANY UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT,
ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

[(e)](G) (1) "Land" means any area of land in the State, including any two or
more areas of land with a common boundary for at least part of their perimeters.

(2)     "Land" includes vacant land.

(3)     "Land" does not include any area covered by navigable water unless it
was included in a patent issued before March 3, 1862.

[(f)] (H) "Mail" means to deposit in the United States mails, postage prepaid,
endorsed "Restricted Delivery — Return Receipt Requested".

[(g)] (I) "Patent" means:

(1)     Any grant confirmed by Article 5 of the Declaration of Rights of the
State Constitution;

(2)     Any valid grant made under prior law by the State of its interests in any
vacant, resurveyed, escheat, or confiscated land; or

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