# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

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

### Subtitle 7. Investment Activities in Iran

#### Section 17-705

** CONTINGENCY - IN EFFECT - CHAPTERS 446 AND 447 OF 2012 **

(a) On or after January 1, 2013, a public body shall require a person that submits a bid or proposal to the public body for a contract for goods or services, or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract for goods or services with the public body, to:

  (1) certify at the time the bid is submitted or the contract is renewed that the person:

    (i) is not identified on the list created by the Board as a person engaging in investment activities in Iran as described in Sec. 17-702 of this subtitle; and

    (ii) is not engaging in investment activities in Iran as described in Sec. 17-702 of this subtitle; or

  (2) if the person is unable to make the certification under item (1) of this subsection, provide the public body, under penalty of perjury, a detailed description of the person's investment activities in Iran.

(b) A public body shall submit any information provided to the public body under subsection (a)(2) of this section to the Board.

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