# COMAR Title 18 — Department of Assessments and Taxation

## Subtitle 01 — Assessment Administration

### Chapter 03 — Public Information Requests

**Authority:** Tax-Property Article, §§2-201 and 2-202; State Government Article, §10-621; Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: November 26, 2001 (28:23 Md. R. 2055)

#### Regulation .01 Fees.

*COMAR 18.01.03.01*

A. The following fees shall be charged when the Department is requested to provide a copy of public records:

  (1) For an applicant's own real property worksheet and sales analysis, no charge;

  (2) For real property worksheets of comparable properties where the applicant has an active appeal as provided in Tax-Property Article, §14-201(c), Annotated Code of Maryland, $1.00 per worksheet;

  (3) For business entity records, the fee set by Corporations and Associations Article, Title 1, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

  (4) For all other records, no charge for the first three pages, $1.00 for four pages and 25 cents for each page beyond four.

B. The fee for searching and preparing a public record is:

  (1) No charge for the first 2 hours of work; and

  (2) After the first 2 hours, a charge reasonably related to the hourly rate of the employee performing the search and preparation.