If the Commissioner finds that an applicant for a land patent acted in bad faith and without substantial justification, the Commissioner may require the applicant to pay the reasonable expenses of the objectors, including the objector's attorneys' fees and expert witness fees, and the reasonable expenses of the Commissioner, including administration, research, and hearing expenses.

Authority: State Government Article, §9-1007, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 6, 1978 (5:20 Md. R. 1498)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 04.01.01 to 04.20.01

Chapter recodified from COMAR 04.20.01 to 14.18.01 effective

June 29, 1987 (14:13 Md. R. 1474)

Regulation .04C amended effective June 29, 1987 (14:13 Md. R. 1474)

Regulation .08A amended effective June 29, 1987 (14:13 Md. R. 1474)

Chapter revised effective July 4, 1994 (21:13 Md. R. 1159)

Regulation .03 amended effective December 17, 2007 (34:25 Md. R. 2214)

Regulation .05A amended effective December 17, 2007 (34:25 Md. R. 2214)