§ 12-513. Rights-of-way

MD Local Gov Code § 12-513 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The governing body of a county may contract with a property owner for a right–of–way over land that is necessary for:

(1)    the opening or altering of a road;

(2)    a public wharf;

(3)    drains for county roads; or

(4)    other public uses.

(b)    When the governing body of a county contracts for a right–of–way for a road under subsection (a) of this section, the governing body shall:

(1)    have a licensed surveyor make a plat of the road;

(2)    record the plat in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the deed conveying the property is required to be recorded; and

(3)    incorporate the plat into the deed conveying the property.