Section 4-226 – Prohibited Acts
(a) A person may not fail or refuse to execute and deliver a certificate of birth, death, or fetal death required by this subtitle. (b) (1) A person may not willfully provide false information for entry or willfully enter false information on a certificate of birth, death, or fetal death. (2) A person may not fail to provide a […]
Section 4-227 – Penalties
A person who violates § 4-226 of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to the following penalties: (1) For violating § 4-226(a) or (b), a fine not exceeding $100. (2) For violating § 4-226(g) or (h), a fine not exceeding $200. (3) For violating § 4-226(d), a fine not exceeding $500. (4) For […]
Section 4-219 – Reports
(a) At least annually, the Secretary shall: (1) Publish a report of vital statistics, including population estimates; and (2) Print and distribute the report to any official, agency, library, or other person whom the Secretary considers entitled to the report. (b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, by June 30 of each year the […]
Section 4-220 – Copies of Vital Records — Statistical Purposes
(a) The Secretary may provide the United States Department of Health and Human Services with copies of vital records or other information that is required for national statistics, on the condition that the information may not be used for other than statistical purposes unless authorized by the Secretary. (b) On request, the Secretary may provide federal, State, […]
Section 4-221 – Copies of Vital Records — Special Projects
The Secretary may approve specific projects for typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of originals, carbon copies, and indexes of vital records. These projects shall state the method of reproduction, the disposition or location of the depository of any record reproduced, and the type of records and the period covered.
Section 4-207 – Preparation of Birth, Death, and Fetal Death Certificates
(a) (1) Each certificate of birth, death, or fetal death shall be typed or printed legibly in unfading black ink, or stored on electronic media approved by the Secretary. (2) The person who is required to complete the record shall attest to its accuracy either by signature or by approved electronic process. (b) A certificate is not complete or […]
Section 4-222 – Disclosure of Birth Record Information for Subsequent Children of Parents Responsible for Child Abuse or Neglect
The Secretary shall provide to the Executive Director of the Social Services Administration in the Department of Human Services birth record information for a child born to an individual whose identifying information has been provided to the Secretary within the previous 10 years by the Executive Director or a court under § 5–715 of the […]
Section 4-208 – Birth Registration
(a) In this section, “gestational carrier” means a woman other than an intended parent or gamete donor who agrees to become pregnant for an intended parent with the intention of gestating and delivering the child of the intended parent. (b) (1) Within 5 calendar days after a birth occurs in an institution, or en route to the institution, […]
Section 4-223 – Use of Copies of Vital Records as Evidence
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a certificate of birth, death, or fetal death is filed within 1 year after the event, the original or a certified copy of the certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any information in […]
Section 4-209 – Foundling Registration
(a) (1) Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides. (2) The report shall state: (i) The date and place of finding of the child; (ii) The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, […]