{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-213","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17–213","heading":"","body":"(a) Before entering into a public work contract, a public body shall require that the public work contract include a clause for payment:\n(1) to a worker, of at least the prevailing wage rate; and\n(2) to an apprentice, of at least the rate that the Council sets for an apprentice based on a percentage of the prevailing wage rate for a mechanic in that trade.\n(b) A public body shall require bonds on public work contracts to guarantee the faithful performance of the prevailing wage rate clause of the public work contract.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=17-213","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"7387bf03569a3049960af916b5a3fd62d882ca1b882c3167b49459775c14cb4f","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-212","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}