{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 5–103","heading":"","body":"(a) Before adoption of a subdivision regulation, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the subdivision regulation.\n(b) The legislative body shall publish a notice of the public hearing at least once in a weekly or daily newspaper that circulates in the local jurisdiction.\n(c) The notice shall contain:\n(1) the text of the subdivision regulation or, at the discretion of the legislative body, a brief and accurate summary of the nature and contents of the subdivision regulation sufficient to inform an individual of ordinary intelligence of the nature and contents of the subdivision regulation; and\n(2) the time and place of the public hearing.\n(d) When the legislative body adopts a subdivision regulation, the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the subdivision regulation with the clerk of the circuit court in which the local jurisdiction is located for recording.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=5-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"a4c49e98d5832d9b34bcf329e6f3344a28e2bfe71516eca8546a6b4f593c51bf","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}