Codification

Baltimore City Code div. General Provisions, tit. 4, subtit. 4

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Baltimore City Code, General Provisions, § 4-401 Effective date of regulations.

§ 4-401. Effective date of regulations. Except as provided in § 4-306 {“Emergency regulations”} of this title, if the agency proposing a regulation has fulfilled the requirements set forth in § 4-205 {“Submission before publication”} and § 4-301 {“Notice of Proposed Regulation”} of this title regulation is effective on submission to the Director for COBRA codification, unless a later effective date is specified by law or in the adopted regulation. (Ord. 23-269; Ord. 21-055; Ord. 20-431.)

Baltimore City Code, General Provisions, § 4-402 Code of Baltimore Regulations Annotated.

§ 4-402. Code of Baltimore Regulations Annotated. (a) In general. The Code of Baltimore Regulations Annotated is established. (b) Contents. The Director shall publish a Code of Baltimore Regulations Annotated (COBRA) that includes: (1) each then-current regulation adopted by an agency; (2) any other document that the Director determines should be included; (3) any explanatory annotation the Director deems necessary; and (4) an index by agency and subject matter. (c) Mode of publication. The Code shall be published on the Department of Legislative Reference’s website. (Ord. 20-431.)

Baltimore City Code, General Provisions, § 4-403 Correction of errors.

§ 4-403. Correction of errors. After providing notice to, and in consultation with, the City Solicitor and the relevant agency, the Director may correct non-substantive drafting, style, or typographical errors within the Code. (Ord. 20-431.)

Baltimore City Code, General Provisions, § 4-404 Removal of obsolete provisions.

§ 4-404. Removal of obsolete provisions. (a) In general. With the approval of the City Solicitor, an agency may request that the Director remove from the Code: (1) a part of a regulation that has been held unconstitutional by a court of competent final jurisdiction; or (2) a regulation whose specific enabling law has been repealed. (b) Reason for removal. The requesting agency shall state with particularity why the regulation is obsolete and, if approved for removal by the City Solicitor, the Director shall include that reason as an annotation within the Code. (Ord. 22-124; Ord. 20-431.)

Baltimore City Code, General Provisions, § 4-405 {Repealed by Ord. 22-125}

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/general/4/4Fetched: 10/25/2026