(a) This part applies only to: (1) subject to subsection (b) of this section, a charter county; (2) a code county; (3) Calvert County; (4) Carroll County; (5) Cecil County; (6) Garrett County; (7) St. Mary’s County; (8) Somerset County; and (9) Washington County. (b) To the extent this part conflicts with another law that applies to a charter county, the other law shall prevail over this part.
Maryland Legal Code