# Sec. 5A-105. Filing fees

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 5A-105. Filing fees

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5A-105 (2026)

(a) To be acceptable for filing, any application of the type listed below, submitted after the effective date of this Subtitle, shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable filing fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000), payable to the County, to cover costs incidental to the awarding or enforcement of the franchise, as appropriate:

  (1) Application for an initial franchise or for issuance of an RFP;

  (2) Application for renewal of a franchise;

  (3) Application for modification of a franchise agreement; or

  (4) Application for approval of a transfer.

(b) To the extent consistent with applicable law:

  (1) The County may require the franchisee, or, where applicable, a transferor or transferee, to reimburse the County for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in considering the application, including consultants' fees;

  (2) No payments made hereunder shall be considered a franchise fee, but fall within one or more of the exceptions in 47 U.S.C. Section 542(g)(2).