Maryland Tax - General Section 13-926

      (a)      Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a local official may:

            (1)      certify to the Comptroller the existence of a person's delinquent tax liability or any other liability owed by the person to the local official's political subdivision; and

            (2)      request the Comptroller to withhold any refund and vendor payment to which the person is entitled.

      (b)      A local official may not certify or request the Comptroller to withhold a refund or vendor payment unless the laws of the local official's political subdivision:

            (1)      allow the Comptroller to certify tax due to the State;

            (2)      allow the Comptroller to request the local official to withhold from any vendor payment the person's tax due to the State; and

            (3)      provide for the payment of the amount withheld to the Comptroller.

      (c)      The withholding of a refund or vendor payment shall be subject to the priorities under § 13-918 of this subtitle.