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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person may not willfully offer for recordation or record an instrument of writing subject to the county agricultural land transfer tax knowing that the tax has not been paid.
(b) A person may not willfully misrepresent the amount of the actual consideration paid or to be paid in connection with an instrument of writing that is subject to the county agricultural land transfer tax.
(c) A person may not forge or counterfeit any official legend or signature of the clerk on any instrument of writing that is subject to the county agricultural land transfer tax.
(d) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Tax-Property § 13-505 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/tax-property/md-code-tax-property-sect-13-505/
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