{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-505","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 13–505","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) Before adopting rules and regulations under § 13–503 of this\nsubtitle, the governing body of a county shall hold a public hearing.\n(2) The rules or regulations are not valid unless a public hearing is\nheld as advertised.\n(b) The governing body of the county shall publish notice of the time and\nplace of the public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a\nweek for not less than 4 successive weeks.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=13-505","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"0d572547000281b39aa210ff97023e2bf4bf72844bdf26973bf8f440168090a6","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-504","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-13-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}