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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 36-24 Powers of Director of Finance.">
  <section prefix="§" num="36-24" heading="Powers of Director of Finance.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In addition to the powers granted to the Director of Finance in connection with the collection of the fines and penalties imposed by this subtitle, the Director may:<para num="(1)">subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, adopt rules and regulations as the Director considers necessary or proper:<para num="(i)">to fully collect the fines and penalties imposed by this subtitle; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">to define any terms used in connection with the collection of those fines and penalties;</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">waive all fines, penalties, charges, and costs where there has been a material error in the preparation of the citation;</para>
      <para num="(3)">delegate any of his or her powers, duties, or functions in connection with the collection of the fines, penalties, charges, and costs imposed by this subtitle and the enforcement of the provisions relating to them to any other agent, representative, or employee of the Director or the City;</para>
      <para num="(4)">refund the amount of any charge paid in error, within 3 years from the date of the erroneous payment; and</para>
      <para num="(5)">refund or waive collateral, towing charges, and storage costs that, in the Director’s opinion and in accordance with the Director’s regulations, have been improperly assessed.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Reporting certain actions.">Any action taken under subsection (a)(4) or (5) of this section must be documented in a monthly report prepared by the Director and submitted to the City Auditor for review.</para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §155</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 74-768</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 92-098</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 99-414</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 03-596</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Text Conformed 02/28/21</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 subsection (a) 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>
