Code Violation Reporting in Prince George's County, MD (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Prince George's County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

How to Report

Prince George's County channels environmental-code complaints, including illegal dumping and litter, through a dedicated hotline inside the County's 3-1-1 call system. Sec. 13-277 directs the Environmental Crimes Unit to run this hotline alongside informational pamphlets and community presentations, so a resident does not need to know which department handles a violation before calling it in.

How PG County Residents Report Violations

Light Restrictions

Prince George's County Code § 13-277(a)

"Outreach and Education. An integral part of combating environmental violations is through outreach and education. External outreach includes, but is not limited to: creation and dissemination of informational pamphlets; establishment of an environmental enforcement hotline within the current 3-1-1 call system; dissemination of violator identity; and community presentations. Internal outreach i...

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Response Times

Prince George's County does not publish a fixed response-time guarantee for illegal-dumping complaints; instead, Sec. 13-279 requires the Department of the Environment to report response times to the County Council and County Executive at least once a year. The Environmental Crimes Unit's site-assessment process, described in Sec. 13-275, drives which reported dump sites get patrolled first.

PG County Illegal Dumping Response Reports

Light Restrictions

Prince George's County Code § 13-279(b)

"Site assessment is an on-going process and site assessments will be conducted and priority target areas will be updated periodically with a report at least once annually to the County Council and County Executive of the violations, citations and arrests for Environmental Crimes; response times to complaints involving illegal dumping; number and location of priority sites patrolled by each Envi...

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