ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 313

CHAPTER 313
(Senate Bill 841)

AN ACT concerning

Department of Natural Resources - Electronic System for Transactions

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to implement a
certain electronic system for the sale and issuance of licenses, permits, and
registrations and the recording and releasing of certain security interests;
requiring the Department to develop the system consistent with the statewide
information technology master plan; authorizing the Department to adopt
certain regulations; and generally relating to the implementation of an
electronic system for transactions by the Department of Natural Resources.

BY adding to

Article - Natural Resources

Section 1-403

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2000 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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

Article - Natural Resources

1-403.

(A)     NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
DEPARTMENT MAY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE
SALE AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES, PERMITS, AND REGISTRATIONS AND THE
RECORDING AND RELEASING OF SECURITY INTERESTS.

(B)     THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM MAY INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR:

(1)      RECORDING TITLING AND REGISTRATION DATA;

(2)      RECORDING AND RELEASING LIENS WITHOUT THE ISSUANCE OF A
SECURITY INTEREST FILING; AND

(3)      RECORDING INFORMATION RELATING TO AN APPLICATION FOR A
LICENSE, PERMIT, OR REGISTRATION.

(C)     THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
CONSISTENT WITH THE STATEWIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLAN
DEVELOPED UNDER TITLE 3, SUBTITLE 4 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE.

(D)     THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO:

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