<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<section article="gtp" article_name="Tax - Property" number="14-512" title_number="14" title_name="Procedure" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Appeal Procedures and Judicial Procedures -- in General">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any taxpayer, the governing body of a county, a municipal corporation, or the Attorney General may appeal a final action by the Department on an appeal under § 14-504 of this subtitle to the Maryland Tax Court. The appeal shall be made on or before 30 days from:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the date of the final action of the Department; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the earlier of the date of delivery or mailing of the notice of the final action to the address specified under § 14-507 of this subtitle, if a request is made under § 14-507 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The person against whom final action has been taken by the Department under § 14-506 of this subtitle may appeal the action to the Maryland Tax Court on or before 30 days after the earlier of the delivery or mailing of a notice of final action by the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the person who submitted a property tax refund claim under Subtitle 9 of this title, the Department, a county, or a municipal corporation may appeal a final determination of a property tax refund claim by a refunding authority to the Maryland Tax Court on or before 30 days from the date that the refunding authority mails the notice of its determination.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The person who submitted a tax refund claim under § 14-907 or § 14-908 of this title may appeal any final action taken under § 14-911 of this title to the Maryland Tax Court on or before 30 days from the date that the notice of disallowance is received by the person. However, if a refund claim under § 14-911 of this title is not allowed or disallowed on or before 6 months from the date of filing the claim, the person who filed the claim may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>deem the claim to be finally disallowed; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>submit an appeal to the Maryland Tax Court.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>On or before 30 days from the date of the determination, any taxpayer, the State, a county, or a municipal corporation may appeal a determination of a property tax credit or relief under § 14-509(c) of this subtitle by a property tax assessment appeal board to the Maryland Tax Court.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any taxpayer, a municipal corporation, the Attorney General, the Department, or the governing body of a county may appeal a determination made by a property tax assessment appeal board under § 14–509(a) or (b) of this subtitle to the Maryland Tax Court.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The appeal shall be made:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>on or before 30 days after the determination under § 14–509(a) or (b) of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on or before 30 days from the date of mailing a notice of the determination to the address requested under § 14–507 of this subtitle; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>if the appellant is the Department, on or before 30 days from the date the board sends written notice of its determination, by mail or otherwise, to the Department.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Unless a taxpayer previously appealed as required by § 14–502 or § 14–503 of this subtitle to a property tax assessment appeal board, the taxpayer may not appeal to the Maryland Tax Court under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>An appeal under this subsection shall state:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>that the value or classification is erroneous because of overvaluation or undervaluation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>that the assessment is unequal because it is made at a higher proportion of value than other property of the same class; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any other errors that may exist for which an appeal is allowed and because of which the petitioner claims to be injured.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Unless extended by the court at the request of a party, the Maryland Tax Court shall hear and determine all appeals under this subsection on or before:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>for an appeal other than an appeal of a determination regarding an assessment for residential property, 120 days from the date the appeal is entered; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>for an appeal of a determination regarding an assessment for residential property, 90 days from the date the appeal is entered.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Any party to an appeal may request the court to extend the 120 or 90 day requirement.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The court may grant an extension if it deems the request to be valid.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>For any appeal under this subsection to the Maryland Tax Court, the Department and the taxpayer shall, at least 10 days before a hearing on the appeal, exchange any written appraisals to be used for the purpose of placing a value on the property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>An appeal to the Maryland Tax Court under this section shall be deemed to be filed within the time allowed for the appeal if a written petition is mailed to the Maryland Tax Court with a postmark date within the time allowed for the appeal.</text>
  </level>
</section>
