Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0149    Version: 0 Name: Recordation Tax - Stepped Rates
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 9/24/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 7/17/2014
Enactment #:
Title: Recordation Tax - Stepped Rates FOR the purpose of establishing stepped rates for calculating the recordation tax on instruments conveying title to property; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to recordation tax rates.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Rate, Recordation, Tax
Attachments: 1. 12-0149 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 12-0149.pdf, 3. Finance - 12-0149.pdf, 4. HCD - 12-0149.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Law Department)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Recordation Tax - Stepped Rates

FOR the purpose of establishing stepped rates for calculating the recordation tax on instruments conveying title to property; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to recordation tax rates.
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BY authority of
Article - Tax-Property
Section(s) 12-103(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 16-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 28. Taxes

Subtitle 16. Recordation Tax

§ 161. Tax imposed.

(A) IN GENERAL.

Pursuant to State TaxProperty Article § 12103(b), the rate of tax applicable to instruments recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City is[:] AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.


[(1) in the case of instruments conveying title to property, $5 for each $500 or fractional part of $500 of the actual consideration paid or to be paid; and]

(B) INSTRUMENTS SECURING DEBT.

[(2) in the case of instruments] FOR AN INSTRUMENT securing a debt, THE RECORDATION TAX R...

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