# Tax - Property (GTP)

## Title 9. Property Tax Credits and Property Tax Relief

### Subtitle 2. Statewide Optional

#### Section 9-262

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Dwelling" has the meaning stated in Sec. 9-105 of this title.

  (3) "9-1-1 specialist" means an employee of a county public safety answering point, or an employee working in a county safety answering point, whose duties and responsibilities include:

    (i) receiving and processing 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance;

    (ii) other support functions directly related to 9-1-1 requests for emergency assistance; or

    (iii) dispatching law enforcement officers, fire rescue services, emergency medical services, and other public safety services to the scene of an emergency.

(b) The governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a dwelling located in the county or municipal corporation that is owned by a 9-1-1 specialist if the 9-1-1 specialist is otherwise eligible for the credit authorized under Sec. 9-105 of this title.

(c) For any taxable year, the credit under this section may not exceed the lesser of:

  (1) $2,500 per dwelling; or

  (2) the amount of property tax imposed on the dwelling.

(d) The governing body of a county or a municipal corporation may establish, by law:

  (1) subject to subsection (c) of this section, the amount of the credit under this section;

  (2) the duration of the credit;

  (3) additional eligibility requirements for 9-1-1 specialists to qualify for the credit;

  (4) procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the credit; and

  (5) any other provisions necessary to carry out this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Tax-Prop. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)