Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-267 - Dwelling of a surviving spouse of a fallen service member(a) In this section, "dwelling" has the meaning stated in § 9-105 of this title.(b) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation may grant, by law, a property tax credit under this section against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling of a surviving spouse of a fallen service member, if the surviving spouse has not remarried and is ineligible for the property tax exemption under § 7-208 of this article.(c) The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation:(1) shall define, by law, who is a fallen service member; and(2) may provide, by law, for:(i) the amount and duration of the tax credit;(ii) additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit under this section;(iii) regulations and procedures for the application and uniform processing of requests for the tax credit; and(iv) any other provision necessary to carry out the tax credit under this section.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2022.