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Maryland Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 2-213

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the clerk of a circuit court is entitled to 5% of all public money that the clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(b) The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County is entitled to receive:

(1) 3% of the amount collected for the tax applicable to instruments recorded with the Clerk under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article; and

(2) 5% of all other public money that the Clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(c) The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City is entitled to receive:

(1) 2.5% of the amount collected from the tax applicable to instruments recorded with the Clerk under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article; and

(2) 5% of all other public money that the Clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(d) The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County is entitled to receive:

(1) 3% of the amount collected from the tax applicable to instruments recorded with the Clerk under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article; and

(2) 5% of all other public money that the Clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(e)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Charles County shall:

(i) Deduct from collection fees for the tax collected under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article the cost of two-thirds of the salaries and benefits of the court reporters for the Circuit Court of Charles County; and

(ii) Pay the amount deducted to the Charles County Treasurer.

(2) The Clerk shall make the payment promptly after receipt of a voucher from the Charles County Treasurer stating the amount of the salaries and benefits paid to the court reporters.

(f) The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Harford County is entitled to:

(1) 3% of the amount collected from the tax applicable to instruments recorded with the Clerk under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article; and

(2) 5% of all other public money that the Clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(g) The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County is entitled to 3% of all public money that the Clerk receives, collects, and pays over.

(h) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County is not entitled to a collection fee for collecting the county transfer tax under Chapter 138 of the Public Local Laws of St. Mary's County when the Clerk collects both the recordation tax under Title 12 of the Tax-Property Article and the county transfer tax for the filing of a single instrument.

(i) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Washington County is not entitled to a collection fee for collecting the county transfer tax under § 2-702 of the Public Local Laws of Washington County when the Clerk collects both the recordation tax under Title 12 of the Tax--Property Article and the county transfer tax for the filing of a single instrument.

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