{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-302","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Land Use § 5–302","heading":"","body":"(a) A clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the local jurisdiction is located may not record a subdivision plat unless the plat has been approved by the planning commission for the local jurisdiction in the manner required by law.\n(b) A subdivision plat that is recorded without the required approval is limited to the legal effect of an unrecorded plat.","path":["Article - Land Use"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glu\u0026section=5-302","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:47Z","sha256":"d0f9e993e03f88f549873bc690930f1e5967888f0746b50644cdfba27dbb4f03","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-301","next":"us-md/md.-code-land-use-5-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}