{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-40","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Const. III - Legislative Department § 40","heading":"","body":"The General Assembly shall enact no Law authorizing private property, to be taken for public use, without just compensation, as agreed upon between the parties, or awarded by a Jury, being first paid or tendered to the party entitled to such compensation.","path":["Article - III - Legislative Department"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=c3\u0026section=40","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:02:17Z","sha256":"cb821167bba49aff3fe79c993a38a3d7f27f4ac1f2b5ff828e41536359e5e9ed","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-39","next":"us-md/md.-const.-iii-legislative-department-40a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}