# Land Use (GLU)

## Title 5. Subdivision

### Subtitle 3. Unapproved Plats and Subdivisions

#### Section 5-302

(a) A clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the local jurisdiction is located may not record a subdivision plat unless the plat has been approved by the planning commission for the local jurisdiction in the manner required by law.

(b) A subdivision plat that is recorded without the required approval is limited to the legal effect of an unrecorded plat.

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Md. Code Ann., Land Use (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)