{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-220","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, State Finance and Procurement § 17–220","heading":"","body":"(a) Each contractor required to pay the prevailing wage rate shall:\n(1) keep payroll records covering work performed directly at the work site in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner; and\n(2) allow the Commissioner or the public body to inspect the records at any reasonable time and as often as necessary.\n(b) (1) Each contractor shall submit a complete copy of the payroll records of the contractor and, for work performed at the work site, of the subcontractors in the form that the Commissioner specifies by regulation to:\n(i) the public body; and\n(ii) the Commissioner.\n(2) The Commissioner and the public body shall make payroll records available for public inspection during regular business hours.\n(c) Each copy of the payroll records shall be accompanied by a statement that is signed by the contractor or, for the subcontractor’s records, by the subcontractor and indicates that:\n(1) the payroll records are correct;\n(2) the wage rates paid are not less than those established by the Commissioner as set forth in the public work contract;\n(3) the classification set forth for each employee conforms with the work performed by that employee; and\n(4) the contractor or subcontractor has complied with each requirement of this subtitle.\n(d) If a contractor is late in submitting copies of the payroll records required under subsection (b) of this section:\n(1) the public body may postpone the processing of partial payment estimates under the public work contract pending receipt of the copies; and\n(2) the contractor shall be liable to the public body for liquidated damages of $10 for each calendar day the records are late.","path":["Article - State Finance and Procurement"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsf\u0026section=17-220","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:48Z","sha256":"1b42adf48f2c9da3f55f82ea25f565494b96fdac920871f0c4292fe96f4c232d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-219","next":"us-md/md.-code-state-finance-and-procurement-17-221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}