{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-308","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 27–308","heading":"","body":"(a) When the final report is complete:\n(1) the board of viewers shall file the report with the county\ncommissioners or county council; and\n(2) the county commissioners or county council shall examine the\nreport.\n(b) If the county commissioners or the county council finds that the report\nis not in the correct form, the county commissioners or county council may return the\nreport to the board of viewers with instructions to provide further information to be\nreported at a date set by the county commissioners or county council.\n(c) If the county commissioners or the county council finds that the report\nis in correct form and in accordance with the law, the county commissioners or county\ncouncil shall:\n(1) accept the report; and\n(2) set a date for a final hearing on the report that is at least 30 days\nafter the report is accepted by the county commissioners or county council.\n(d) For at least 2 weeks before the final hearing on the report, a notice of\nthe final hearing shall be provided:\n(1) by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county;\nand\n(2) by posting a written notice on the door of the courthouse and at\nfive conspicuous places throughout the drainage district.\n(e) During the 2–week period in subsection (d) of this section, a copy of the\nreport shall be:\n(1) kept on file in the office of the designated officer; and\n(2) open to inspection by any landowner or interested person in the\ndrainage district.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=27-308","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"980734cbcd64cb1962307342fba56504a5d32116e7c62a1cbd52a27aa6a288f5","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-307","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-27-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}