ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 513

(5)     In a proceeding brought by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
City to foreclose the right of redemption under this subtitle, the complaint may
request a judgment for the city in the amount of the balance.

(6)     The balance remaining after the tax sale is no longer a lien on the
property when:

(i) a judgment is entered foreclosing the owner's right of
redemption;

(ii) the deed is recorded; and

(iii) all liens accruing subsequent to the date of sale are paid in full.

(7)     The Mayor and City Council may institute a separate action to collect
the balance at any time within 7 years after the tax sale if the plaintiff is a private
purchaser.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2004 is an emergency measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public health or safety, has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by
three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General
Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is enacted.

Approved May 26, 2004.

CHAPTER 513
(House Bill 694)

AN ACT concerning

Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement

FOR the purpose of adopting a certain Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement,
subject to a certain contingency; requiring the Comptroller under certain
circumstances to prepare and submit certain proposed regulations and draft
legislation regarding changes to the State's laws, regulations, or policies needed
to bring the State into compliance with the Agreement and certain other
changes recommended by the Comptroller; and generally relating to the
contingent adoption by the State of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
Agreement.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Tax - General
Section 11-106
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1997 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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