# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 17. Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions

### Subtitle 1. Security for Construction Contracts

#### Section 17-109

(a) An action on a payment bond required by this subtitle shall be filed in the appropriate court of the county where:

  (1) the contract was executed and performed; or

  (2) the contractor has its principal place of business.

(b) An action on a payment bond required by this subtitle shall be filed within 1 year after the public body finally accepts the work performed under the contract.

(c) An obligee named in a bond or a trustee for any other security is not liable for any costs in connection with an action on a payment bond required by this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)