{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-tax-property-9-203","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Tax - Property § 9–203","heading":"","body":"(a) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or of a municipal corporation may grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a structure, if to heat or cool the structure, to generate electricity to be used in the structure, or to provide hot water for use in the structure, the structure uses:\n(1) a solar energy device;\n(2) a geothermal energy device; or\n(3) a qualifying energy conservation device.\n(b) A county or municipal corporation may provide, by law, for:\n(1) the amount of a property tax credit under this section;\n(2) the duration of a property tax credit under this section not exceeding 3 years;\n(3) the definition of:\n(i) a solar energy device;\n(ii) a geothermal energy device; and\n(iii) a qualifying energy conservation device; and\n(4) any other provision necessary to carry out this section.","path":["Article - Tax - Property"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtp\u0026section=9-203","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:27Z","sha256":"a005ce4ba0d0f2aeb4572f8d9b11ead9c41ac68d3bd7480ce8e0b9ebb12b114e","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-tax-property-9-202","next":"us-md/md.-code-tax-property-9-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}