Md. Code, Pub. Safety § 12-1206

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-1206 - Central automated database
(a) The Department shall maintain a central automated database in accordance with this section.
(b)
(1) At a minimum, the Department shall include in the database:
(i) the Standards;
(ii) local amendments to the Standards;
(iii) the Electrical Code required under Subtitle 6 of this title;
(iv) local amendments to the Electrical Code; and
(v) information compiled by the Department under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(2) The Department may compile and include in the database:
(i) any information provided by a local jurisdiction on the implementation and interpretation of the Standards by the local jurisdiction; and
(ii) interim amendments to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code including subsequent printings of the most recent edition.
(c) The Department shall:
(1) make information from the database available to a local jurisdiction, State unit, or other interested party;
(2) provide each local jurisdiction with the necessary hardware or software to enable the local jurisdiction to access the information in the database; and
(3) coordinate with local swimming pool and spa officials, the State Fire Marshal, and local fire officials in compiling information for the database.
(d)
(1)
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the Department may charge a fee for information provided from the database.
(ii) The Department may not charge a fee to a State unit or local jurisdiction.
(2) The Department may not charge a fee to a local jurisdiction for the ongoing maintenance of the database.
(3) Fees collected in accordance with this subsection unexpended at the end of the fiscal year do not revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall be kept in a special fund available to the Department to carry out this subtitle.

Md. Code, PS § 12-1206

Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 730, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2022.