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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. § 12-203

A code authority may not do business or exercise its powers unless:

(1) its articles of organization have been recommended in writing by the chief elected official, adopted by a resolution or ordinance of the legislative body, and filed with the Secretary of State; and

(2) the Secretary of State has issued a certificate of organization to the code authority.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.