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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Article - Real Property
Section 13-101
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Real Property
13-101.
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated unless
otherwise apparent from context.
(b) "Abandoned land" means land that has boundaries that are located
within or contiguous to [Green Ridge State Forest] LAND OWNED AND MANAGED BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES:
(1) For which no property tax payment has been made within 20 years
immediately preceding the date of an application for a certificate of reservation for
public use by a unit of State government; and
(2) Which has not been actually possessed by a person, under claim of
title or otherwise, for a continuous period of 20 years immediately preceding the date
of an application for a certificate of reservation for public use by a unit of State
government.
(c) "Certificate of reservation" means a certificate issued by the
Commissioner at the request of a governmental body upon a determination that
vacant land or abandoned land exists and the governmental body wishes to reserve the
land for public use.
(d) "Commission" means the Hall of Records Commission.
(e) "Commissioner" means the State Archivist who, while performing the
duties and exercising the powers provided in this title, is known as the "Commissioner
of Land Patents".
(f) "Expense" includes any charge, cost, deposit, fee, or tax incurred in
connection with a land patent proceeding.
(g) "Governmental body" includes any unit of State government, any county
or municipal corporation, or any agency or instrumentality of any county or municipal
corporation.
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