City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0065

• File #: 12-0065
• Version: 0
• Name: Tax Lien Certificates - Verifications Required Before Issuance For Water Bills
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 4/19/2012
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/22/2012
• Title: Tax Lien Certificates - Verifications Required Before Issuance For Water Bills FOR the purpose of requiring that, before the Chief Clerk issues a tax lien certificate including water or sewer charges, the Chief Clerk must obtain a certification that the charges are based on certain verified information; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to tax lien certificates.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Carl Stokes, Warren Branch, Robert Curran, Nick Mosby, Rochelle Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger, William "Pete" Welch, Helen L. Holton, President Young
• Indexes: Tax Liens, Water Bills

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/22/2012	0	City Council	Withdrawn
9/24/2012	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/10/2012	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/15/2012	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/16/2012	0	City Council	Introduced
4/16/2012	0	City Council	Assigned

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: Councilmember Clarke

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Tax Lien Certificates - Verifications Required Before Issuance For Water Bills

FOR the purpose of requiring that, before the Chief Clerk issues a tax lien certificate including water or sewer charges, the Chief Clerk must obtain a certification that the charges are based on certain verified information; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to tax lien certificates.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 2-4
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 2. Lien Certificates

§ 24. Bureau access to supporting information.

(a) Access to agency records.

For the purpose of obtaining the information necessary to [give said] ISSUE [certificate] LIEN CERTIFICATES, the [said] Chief Clerk[,] or his OR HER assistant[,] shall[, at all times,] have access AT ALL TIMES to the books and records of every department, subdepartment, and municipal officer [of the City, having] THAT HAS [any] charges of any kind [against any person, which] THAT constitute a CHARGE OR lien against any real estate.


(b) Agencies to provide inform...