§ 13–307
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. § 13-307 (2026)
Title 13. Land Patents
Subtitle 3. Application and Issuance of Warrant; Valuation of Land
§ 13–307LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The warrant shall recite:
(1)
The name and address of the applicant;
(2)
The date when the application was docketed;
(3)
The nature of the request made in the application; and
(4)
A description of the land to be surveyed, as described in the application.
(b)
The warrant shall direct the surveyor to:
(1)
Within 30 days of receipt of the warrant, acknowledge its receipt in writing to the Commissioner;
(2)
Specify in the acknowledgement a date, time, and place for making the survey, which date may be no earlier than 10 days and no later than six months after the last publication of notice required by § 13-308 of this subtitle;
(3)
Lay out and survey the land as specified in the acknowledgement;
(4)
Prepare an accurate plat and metes-and-bounds description of the land to be surveyed;
(5)
In a resurvey that discloses an error in any previous survey, correct the error;
(6)
Compute the area of any land included within the description and plat; and
(7)
Within six months from the date the notice of warrant was last published, return his certificate of survey on these matters, together with all duplicates required by § 13-310(a)(1) of this subtitle, to the Commissioner.
(c)
The Commissioner shall sign the warrant and affix the seal for land patent proceedings to it.