Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 4-401 - Power to enlarge municipal boundaries by annexation(a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the legislative body of a municipality may enlarge its boundaries by annexation as provided in this subtitle.(b) The power of annexation applies only to land that:(1) is contiguous and adjoining to the existing boundaries of the municipality; and(2) does not create an unincorporated area that is bounded on all sides by: (i) real property presently in the boundaries of the municipality;(ii) real property proposed to be in the boundaries of the municipality as a result of the proposed annexation; or(iii) any combination of real property described in item (i) or (ii) of this item.(c) A municipality may not annex land that is in another municipality.Revised and recodified by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 119,Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2013.