markers under provisions governing the recording of subdivision plats in certain
jurisdictions to require that the markers comply with regulatory standards
adopted by the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors; and generally
relating to property markers for subdivision plats in real property surveying.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Business Occupations arid Professions
Section 15-101(b) and 15-208(b)(2)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Real Property
Section 3-108

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

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

Article - Business Occupations and Professions

15-101.

(b) "Board" means the State Board for Professional Land Surveyors.
15-208.

(b) In addition to any duties set forth elsewhere, the Board shall:

(2) determine a type of marker, monument, stake, or other landmark
that a licensee shall use in practicing land surveying and practicing property line
surveying;

Article - Real Property

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, or 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.