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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-6 Rebate amount.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-6" heading="Rebate amount.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">
      <para num="(1)">On approval of a rebate application submitted in accordance with &lt;cite data-path="|5|§14-5"&gt;§ 14-5 {“Rebate application”} of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;, the Director shall provide a rebate of the lesser of $150 or the actual cost of the system.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Director may adjust rebate amounts based on:<para num="(i)">whether the property is located in an area with a high number of incidents of violent crime, as determined in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">whether the property is located in an area where the median household income is at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level, as measured by the most recent 5-year estimate of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">whether the applicant has received a rebate for any property under this subtitle from the City in a prior year; and</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the availability of funds.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Availability of rebates is subject to the appropriation of funds in accordance with &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter"&gt;the City Charter&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Limitations.">
      <para num="(1)">A rebate may not exceed the actual cost of a system as indicated on the proof-of-purchase submitted with the application.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Rebates are contingent on the availability of funds and the application’s priority under subsection (c) of this section.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Rebate priority; equity.">To ensure that rebates are disbursed in an equitable manner and in a manner that best serves the City’s interest in improving public safety, the Director shall prioritize rebate recipients based on:<para num="(1)">incidents of violent crime in the vicinity of an applicant’s property, with areas with the highest incidents of violent crime receiving the highest priority;</para>
      <para num="(2)">median household income in the vicinity of an applicant’s property, with areas, with the lowest median income receiving the highest priority; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">whether the applicant has received a rebate for any property from the City in a prior year.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 20-355</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
