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 […]