Section 1-404 - Acceptance of certification(a) This section applies to all counties and municipalities.(b) A county or municipality that operates a minority business enterprise utilization program for county or municipal procurements and has a process for the certification of minority business enterprises for eligibility in that program shall accept as certified for the program any person that has been certified as a minority business enterprise by the State certification agency designated under § 14-303(b) of the State Finance and Procurement Article.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.