{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-20-706","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 20–706","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) The County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County may impose\nbuilding permit fees in an amount up to 2% of the cost of any new construction of any\nliving units:\n(i) built in St. Mary’s County; or\n(ii) prebuilt and brought into St. Mary’s County.\n(2) The county commissioners shall set the building permit fees in\nDecember of each year.\n(b) The revenue derived from this section shall be used to defray the cost to\nSt. Mary’s County for additional educational, water, sewerage, road, sanitation, solid\nwaste, park, or similar facilities.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=20-706","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"7aa0371f7cd1e459d4adb63e3e20f6508c4a6b0b35e3fff735e253837e1a16b4","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-20-705","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-20-801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}