Section 13-501 - Preparation; contents. - Maryland Statutes

§ 13-501. Preparation; contents.
 

(a)  Preparation.- The Commissioner shall prepare a patent within 30 days after: 

(1) The Commissioner or a circuit court, as the case may be, finds that a patent should issue; 

(2) That finding has become final by: 

(i) Failure to file an appeal before expiration of the period within which an appeal may be taken; or 

(ii) The rendering on appeal of a final decision; and 

(3) The purchase price for any vacant land and all outstanding expenses are paid. 

(b)  Contents.- The patent shall contain: 

(1) The name of the person to whom it is issued; 

(2) The name given to the land; 

(3) The name of the original applicant; 

(4) The date of issuance of the warrant; 

(5) The name of any person substituted as applicant and the date of the substitution; 

(6) The date of filing the certificate or amended certificate of survey on which the patent is based; 

(7) A description of the land, as contained in the certificate of survey; and 

(8) The Commissioner's certificate that the patent is proper to be issued. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 21, § 13-113; 1974, ch. 12, § 2; 1976, ch. 915, § 3; 1977, ch. 162.]