§ 13-501

Maryland § 13-501

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article grp: Real Property
• Title: 13

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(a) The Commissioner shall prepare a patent within 30 days after:

(1) The Commissioner or a circuit court, as the case may be, finds that a patent should issue;

(2) That finding has become final by:

(i) Failure to file an appeal before expiration of the period within which an appeal may be taken; or

(ii) The rendering on appeal of a final decision; and

(3) The purchase price for any vacant land and all outstanding expenses are paid.

(b) The patent shall contain:

(1) The name of the person to whom it is issued;

(2) The name given to the land;

(3) The name of the original applicant;

(4) The date of issuance of the warrant;

(5) The name of any person substituted as applicant and the date of the substitution;

(6) The date of filing the certificate or amended certificate of survey on which the patent is based;

(7) A description of the land, as contained in the certificate of survey; and

(8) The Commissioner’s certificate that the patent is proper to be issued.