{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 27–203","heading":"","body":"(a) A bond shall be filed with a petition.\n(b) The bond shall be:\n(1) in the amount of $50 per mile of ditch or other proposed drainage\nproject;\n(2) signed by two or more individual sureties or a licensed surety\ncompany;\n(3) approved by the county commissioners or county council; and\n(4) conditioned on payment of all costs and expenses of the\nproceedings if the county commissioners or county council do not grant the petition.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=27-203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"5bcbe8a2ca24acb791fb6e452f1308fff06168a47a5d1483269cda30ffa4d51b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}