Except as otherwise provided in this title, recordation tax is imposed on an instrument of writing:
(1) recorded with the clerk of the circuit court for a county; or
(2) filed with the Department and described in § 12-103(d) of this title.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 12-102, under Article — Tax - Property.
Md. Code, Tax - Property § 12-102
Except as otherwise provided in this title, recordation tax is imposed on an instrument of writing:
(1) recorded with the clerk of the circuit court for a county; or
(2) filed with the Department and described in § 12-103(d) of this title.