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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="23-302" title_number="23" title_name="Subdivision" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County may not record a subdivision plat in the regional district unless the plat has been endorsed in writing by the county planning board.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A plat is invalid if it is recorded without being endorsed by the county planning board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commission may institute proceedings against the clerk of the circuit court of Montgomery County or Prince George’s County to compel the clerk to strike from the county land records a subdivision plat that is recorded but not approved in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A court of competent jurisdiction may issue appropriate orders for purposes of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
