Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 21 - STATE PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS
Subtitle 02 - STATE PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION
Chapter 21.02.07 - Comptroller of the Treasury
Section 21.02.07.03 - Nonpayment and Delayed Payment of Invoices
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Pursuant to State Finance and Procurement Article, § 7-222, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Comptroller may not authorize payment to a contractor who has submitted an invoice if that contractor is indebted to any unit of the State by virtue of unpaid taxes or other obligations owed in an amount of $50 or more.
B. If taxes or other obligations are owed to the State, payment shall be deferred and the contractor shall be timely notified. Subsequent release of the deferred payment shall be promptly made when the taxes or other obligations are satisfactorily resolved. The taxes or other obligations shall be resolved either by set-off of the amount due the contractor against the amounts due the State or by direct payment.