{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Housing and Community Development § 12–203","heading":"","body":"A code authority may not do business or exercise its powers unless:\n(1) its articles of organization have been recommended in writing by the chief elected official, adopted by a resolution or ordinance of the legislative body, and filed with the Secretary of State; and\n(2) the Secretary of State has issued a certificate of organization to the code authority.","path":["Article - Housing and Community Development"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ghs\u0026section=12-203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:07Z","sha256":"394ad877c505c4fed9b0d2fd04a7dfddabd792d290595c9e605bdb9ed79b609c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-housing-and-community-development-12-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}