Section 10-904 - Fees. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-904. Fees.
 

(a)  Adoption.- A governmental unit may adopt a fee structure for: 

(1) system products that will: 

(i) make system products available at a cost consistent with the requirements of this subtitle; and 

(ii) cover the cost of providing system products; and 

(2) system services that: 

(i) will cover the cost of providing system services, including a reasonable share of the overhead costs of the system; and 

(ii) will not discriminate among purchasers of system services. 

(b)  System products.- A governmental unit may sell system products to the general public for a fee that reasonably reflects the cost of creating, developing, and reproducing the product in whatever format is available. 

(c)  System services.- A governmental unit may sell system services to the general public, subject to subsection (d) of this section, for a fee that reflects the cost of providing the system services. 

(d)  Reduction or waiver of fees.- A governmental unit: 

(1) may reduce or waive the fees that it charges for system products and system services that are to be used for a public purpose; and 

(2) shall apply its reduction or waiver of the fees uniformly among persons who are similarly situated. 
 

[1992, ch. 630.]