§ 20-432. Authorization to impose tax

MD Local Gov Code § 20-432 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a municipality may impose, by ordinance or resolution, a hotel rental tax.

(b)    (1)    In this subsection, “hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement” includes:

(i)    a requirement under §§ 20–415 through 20–422 of this subtitle that a county distribute revenue from a county hotel rental tax to a municipality; or

(ii)    any other hotel rental tax revenue sharing requirement, agreement, or arrangement between a county and a municipality.

(2)    A municipality in a county that has a hotel rental tax revenue sharing arrangement between the municipality and the county may not impose a hotel rental tax under this part.

(c)    A municipality may not impose a hotel rental tax if     the municipality is located in a county that:

(1)    distributes at least 50% of total county hotel rental tax revenues to promote tourism in the county; or

(2)    does not impose a tax on a transient charge paid to a hotel.