{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-109","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 4–109","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) If the governing body of a municipality creates, or causes the\ncreation of, a document listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the chief executive\nofficer of the municipality shall submit one copy of the document to the Department\nof Legislative Services by mail.\n(2) A municipality shall submit:\n(i) a code or compilation containing all or part of the municipal\ncharter;\n(ii) in accordance with § 4–308 of this title, a charter\namendment passed by the legislative body of the municipality or adopted by\nreferendum, including the complete text of the amendment, the date of any\nreferendum, the number of votes cast for and against the amendment by the\nlegislative body or in a referendum, and the effective date of the amendment;\n(iii) in accordance with § 4–303(b), (c), and (e) of this title, a\ncomplete list of measures that add, amend, or repeal sections in a municipal charter,\nincluding each charter section affected, by number and title;\n(iv) in accordance with § 4–414(a) of this title, a charter\namendment, a resolution, a referendum, or any other document that changes the\nboundaries of the municipality, including a copy of the complete text of the document\nwith a statement of the new boundaries, the date of any referendum, the number of\nvotes cast for and against the annexation by the legislative body or in a referendum,\nand the effective date of the annexation;\n(v) in accordance with § 4–508(b) of this title, a unified charter\nfor merging municipalities, including the complete text of the unified charter, the\ndate of any referendum, the number of votes cast for and against the adoption of the\nunified charter by the legislative bodies or a referendum, and the effective date of the\nunified charter;\n(vi) in accordance with § 4–214(a) of this title, a charter\ncreating a municipality, including the complete text of the charter, the date of the\nreferendum, the number of votes cast for and against the charter, and the effective\ndate of the charter;\n(vii) in accordance with § 4–313(a), (b), and (c) of this title, a\ncharter amendment repealing the entire municipal charter passed by the legislative\nbody of the municipality or adopted by referendum, including the complete text of the\namendment, the date of any referendum, the number of votes cast for and against the\namendment by the legislative body or in a referendum, and the effective date of the\namendment; and\n(viii) in accordance with § 4–310(d) of this title, a statement on\nthe results of any referendum on a proposed charter amendment held during the year,\nor any actual or potential pending referendum that had not been held by the end of\nthe year.\n(b) The chief executive officer of each municipality shall send to the\nDepartment of Legislative Services:\n(1) any charter amendment resolution within 10 days after the\nresolution becomes effective under § 4–304(c) or § 4–307(e) of this title; and\n(2) any annexation resolution within 10 days after the resolution\nbecomes effective under § 4–407 or § 4–412(d) of this title.\n(c) The Department of Legislative Services shall forward each document\nthe Department receives under this division to the State Archives at least once each\nyear for permanent storage.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=4-109","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"e4cd4a88d19c3ae8414e204c047bc36326e89247a2243c4ff948bd15744fdb45","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-108.5","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}