§ 13-501. Preparation; contents

MD Real Prop Code § 13-501 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    The Commissioner shall prepare a patent within 30 days after:

(1)    The Commissioner or a circuit court, as the case may be, finds that a patent should issue;

(2)    That finding has become final by:

(i)    Failure to file an appeal before expiration of the period within which an appeal may be taken; or

(ii)    The rendering on appeal of a final decision; and

(3)    The purchase price for any vacant land and all outstanding expenses are paid.

(b)    The patent shall contain:

(1)    The name of the person to whom it is issued;

(2)    The name given to the land;

(3)    The name of the original applicant;

(4)    The date of issuance of the warrant;

(5)    The name of any person substituted as applicant and the date of the substitution;

(6)    The date of filing the certificate or amended certificate of survey on which the patent is based;

(7)    A description of the land, as contained in the certificate of survey; and

(8)    The Commissioner’s certificate that the patent is proper to be issued.