{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-education-23-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Education § 23–401","heading":"","body":"(a) The governing body of each county may establish, and appropriate an amount to support, a county public library system free from political influence.\n(b) Each county public library system shall be governed by a board of trustees. However, a charter county may:\n(1) Establish a county library agency and grant it some or all of the powers of a board of trustees; or\n(2) Have a board of library trustees, provide for the board’s selection, and determine its powers.","path":["Article - Education"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ged\u0026section=23-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:38Z","sha256":"b903da0e0fcd09127977c0379998e6751940774e06d1d18cf2f11e777f20071a","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-education-23-304","next":"us-md/md.-code-education-23-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}