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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 10-2 Dwellings on cemetery property.">
  <section prefix="§" num="10-2" heading="Dwellings on cemetery property.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Credit granted.">In accordance with the provisions of &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtp|9-202"&gt;State Tax-Property Article § 9-202, &lt;/cite&gt;there is hereby established a tax credit from Baltimore City real property taxes levied on any improvement:<para num="(1)">located on the site of cemetery property that is exempt under &lt;cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gtp|7-201"&gt;State Tax-Property Article § 7-201,&lt;/cite&gt;</para>
      <para num="(2)">if the improvement is used as a dwelling by an employee of the owner of the exempt property.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Applications.">
      <para num="(1)">The owner must file an application for this tax credit with the Director of Finance annually, on or before September 1 of the taxable year for which the credit is sought.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The application for the tax credit shall contain information that the Director of Finance considers necessary for determining the eligibility of the applicant.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Rules and regulations.">Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, the Director of Finance may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Penalties for false statement.">Any applicant who makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining a tax credit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both fine and imprisonment.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 28, §75A</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 86-780</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-672</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 02/25/21</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">By authority of Ordinance 20-431, Section 5, the Director of Legislative Reference, in consultation with the Law Department, has conformed this section to refer expressly to and reflect the requirements of the recently-enacted Administrative Procedure Act that, effective January 15, 2021, governs the proposal, adoption, and publication of administrative rules and regulations.</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
