Ch. 5                                        2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(IV) ISSUANCE OF APPROPRIATE USE AND OCCUPANCY
CERTIFICATES.

(3) EACH LOCAL JURISDICTION SHALL DETERMINE THE MANNER IN
WHICH THE MINIMUM IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THIS
SUBSECTION ARE CARRIED OUT.

(B)     RESPONSIBLE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(1)      EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, THE
COUNTY IN WHICH A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IS LOCATED SHALL IMPLEMENT AND
ENFORCE THE STANDARDS FOR THAT BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS SUBTITLE.

(2)      (I) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT DID NOT ADOPT A BUILDING
CODE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1992, MAY ELECT TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE
THE STANDARDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE FOR BUILDINGS OR
STRUCTURES LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(II) IF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ELECTS TO IMPLEMENT AND
ENFORCE THE STANDARDS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS LOCATED IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION
AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE STANDARDS IN THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.

(3)      A COUNTY THAT DID NOT ADOPT A BUILDING CODE ON OR BEFORE
OCTOBER 1, 1992, SHALL IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE STANDARDS IN THE
COUNTY UNLESS IT ELECTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN
THE COUNTY TO HAVE THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE
THE STANDARDS IN THE COUNTY.

(4)      A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THAT ADOPTED A BUILDING CODE ON
OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 1992, SHALL IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE STANDARDS IN
THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION UNLESS IT ELECTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
COUNTY IN WHICH THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS LOCATED TO HAVE THE
COUNTY IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE THE STANDARDS IN THE MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION.

(C)     FEES.

A LOCAL JURISDICTION MAY CHARGE FEES NECESSARY TO COVER THE COST OF
IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE STANDARDS AND ANY LOCAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARDS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 83B, § 6-402(f), (g), and (e)(1) and (2).

In subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former phrase "[i]n accordance with
the provisions of subsection (c) of this section" is deleted as surplusage.

Also in subsection (a)(1) of this section, the former phrase "if adopted by
the local jurisdiction" is deleted as implicit.

Throughout subsection (b) of this section, the reference to a "municipal

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