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<section article="glg" article_name="Local Government" number="4-401" title_number="4" title_name="In General" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Annexation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the legislative body of a municipality may enlarge its boundaries by annexation as provided in this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The power of annexation applies only to land that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is contiguous and adjoining to the existing boundaries of the municipality; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>does not create an unincorporated area that is bounded on all sides by:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>real property presently in the boundaries of the municipality;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>real property proposed to be in the boundaries of the municipality as a result of the proposed annexation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any combination of real property described in item (i) or (ii) of this item.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A municipality may not annex land that is in another municipality.</text>
  </level>
</section>
