Section 7-101 – Adoption and Use
(a) The Great Seal of Maryland is the State seal. (b) The reverse of the State seal shall be used officially.
Section 7-102 – Description
(a) (1) The obverse of the Great Seal of Maryland depicts: (i) an equestrian figure of the Lord Proprietary arrayed in complete armor and holding a drawn sword; (ii) a horse wearing caparisons adorned with the family coat of arms for Lord Baltimore; and (iii) on the ground below the equestrian figure, a sparse growth of grass on sandy soil […]
Section 7-103 – Custody
The Secretary of State shall have custody of the State seal.
Section 7-104 – Use
(a) (1) The Governor may have the State seal: (i) to affix it to a certified copy of a law or resolution; (ii) to affix it to a communication from the State to the United States, another state, or a foreign country; or (iii) as needed for any other purpose provided by law. (2) Unless the Governor signs the document, the […]