MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 2021

SUBTITLE ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT A COST AS
PROVIDED BY THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)    [[GRATUITOUS]] FREE DISTRIBUTION.

ONE COPY OF EVERY PUBLICATION PRINTED UNDER THE
AUTHORITY OF THIS ACT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE
TO THE FOLLOWING:

(1)    EVERY JUDGE OF A STATE COURT, EXCEPT
ORPHANS1 COURT JUDGES;

(2)    THE ENOCH PRATT LIBRARY; AND

(3)    THE STATE LIBRARY.

(D)    [[GRATUITOUS]] FREE DISTRIBUTION OF REGISTER
TO LEGISLATURE.

ONE COPY OF EACH ISSUE OF THE REGISTER SHALT, BE
DISTRIBUTED FREE EACH YEAR TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.

256L. CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS.

AFTER REASONABLE PUBLIC INVITATIONS FOR PROPOSALS, A
CONTRACT FOR PRINTING EVERY PUBLICATION AUTHORIZED BY
THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE AWARDED TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE
BIDDER AND PURSUANT TO CONDITIONS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE
AELR COMMITTEE. NO OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE MAY
BE INTERESTED IN ANY PURCHASE MADE BY THE STATE UNDER THE
CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.

256M. OFFICIAL TEXT.

(A)    PUBLISHED TEXT IS OFFICIAL TEXT.

THE TEXT OF ANY DOCUMENT [[REQUIRED TO BE
PUBLISHED]] IN THE CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS,
PERMANENT SUPPLEMENTS, OR THE REGISTER, IS THE OFFICIAL
TEXT AS OF THE DATE OF ITS INITIAL PUBLICATION. THE
OFFICIAL TEXT IS THE ONLY VALID AND ENFORCEABLE TEXT OF
THE DOCUMENT REGARDLESS OF ANY DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN IT
AND ANY OTHER TEXT.

(B)    AMENDMENT TO OFFICIAL TEXT.

ANY AMENDMENT OF THE DOCUMENT SHALL BE DRAWN AS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL TEXT.

(C)    DISCREPANCY BETWEEN OFFICIAL AND OTHER TEXT.

(1) IF A DISCREPANCY IS FOUND BETWEEN THE
OFFICIAL TEXT AND ANY OTHER TEXT, THE AGENCY OR PERSON