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Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 7-204

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

(a)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, at least 30 days before a hearing, a public service company shall provide to each owner of land and each owner of adjacent land, by certified mail, written notice of intent to run a line or similar transmission device over, on, or under the land.

(2) The public service company shall determine the property owners from the current tax assessment records of the political subdivision in which the property is located.

(b) Unless the failure is willful or deliberate, the failure of a public service company to provide notice does not invalidate a public hearing or require that another hearing take place.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 7-204 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/public-utilities/md-code-public-util-sect-7-204/

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