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VETOES

(II) PERSONAL DELIVERY.

(2) IF THE OWNER OF THE LAND TO BE SURVEYED IS UNABLE TO SERVE
AN ADJOINING LANDOWNER AFTER MAKING REASONABLE EFFORTS IN GOOD
FAITH UNDER PARAGRAPHED OF THIS SUBSECTION BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR, IN THE
CASE OF SERVICE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, IF 10 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED AND
THE RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED, NOTICE SHALL BE SERVED BY:

(I)  . MAILING OF THE NOTICE TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNER'S
ADDRESS LISTED IN THE REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RECORDS; AND

(II)     POSTING NOTICE IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON WITHIN 25 FEET
OF THE ADJOINING LAND.                                                                                                   

(C) THIS SECTION ONLY APPLIES TO A BOUNDARY OR PROPERTY LINE

SURVEY.                                                                                                                            

(C) (D) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO:               

(1)     A LOT LOCATED IN A SUBDIVISION THAT HAS A RECORDED
SUBDIVISION PLAT;                                                                

(2)     A LOT LOCATED IN A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; OR

(3)     A SURVEY PERFORMED BY AN AGENT OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

3-108.

(a)     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the provisions of
this section are in addition to any other provisions of the Code, pertaining to recordation
of subdivision plats.                                                                                   

(2) The provisions of this section do not apply in Queen Anne's County.

(b)     If the owner of land in the State subdivides his land for commercial, industrial,
or residential use to be comprised of streets, avenues, lanes, of alleys, and lots, and
desires, for the purpose of description and identification, to record a plat of the
subdivision among the land records of the county where the land lies, the clerk of the
court shall accept and record the plat as prescribed in this section. The clerk may not
accept the plat for record until the owner of land complies with the requirements
prescribed in this section.

(c)     (1) In this subsection, "coordinate" means a number which determines the
position of any point in a north or south and an east or west direction in relation to any
other point in the same coordinate system.                                             

(2) The plat shall be legible, drawn accurately and to scale and shall be
submitted for recordation using black ink on transparent mylar, or linen or black-line
photo process comparable to original quality that will conform to archival standards. The
State Highway Administration may substitute microfilm aperture cards showing property
or rights-of-way to be acquired or granted. Microfilm aperture cards must meet archival
standards for permanent records.                                                             

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