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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="9-302" title_number="9" title_name="Statutory Liens on Real Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Construction Contracts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except for work done or materials furnished under a contract enumerated in § 9–305 of this subtitle, a contractor or subcontractor who does work or furnishes material under a contract shall be entitled to prompt payment under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the contract is with an owner, the owner shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>If the contract does not provide for specific dates or times of payment, pay to the contractor undisputed amounts owed under the terms of the written contract, within the earlier of:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>30 days after the day on which the occupancy permit is granted; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>30 days after the day on which the owner or the owner’s agent takes possession; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the contract provides for specific dates or times of payment, pay to the contractor undisputed amounts owed within 7 days after the date or time specified in the contract.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not apply to any contract between the contractor and:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A county;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A municipal corporation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A board of education; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A public authority or instrumentality.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the contract is not with an owner, the contractor or subcontractor shall pay undisputed amounts owed to its subcontractors within 7 days after receipt by the contractor or subcontractor of each payment received for its subcontractors’ work or materials.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
