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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch.8

The term "substantial" is added before "financial
interest" to clarify that the financial interest
must be more than minimal.

In item (1) of this subsection, the present
reference to the phrase "in a calendar year" is
deleted as unnecessary and potentially
misleading.

Definitions of "financial interest" identical to
Art. 43, § 119(i) appear in present Art. 32, §
2B(a)(l) and present Art. 43, §§ 257(b)(1),
291(e), 340(a)(1), 368(g), 467(b)(1), 492(e),
499(d)(1), 555B-1(1), 605(e), 619(d), 725(7),
767(5), 791(9), 860(f), and 911(k). These
definitions are deleted in the appropriate titles
as unnecessary in light of this subsection.

REVISOR'S NOTE TO SECTION: In addition to the
definitions contained in this section, which are
of general applicability throughout this article,
definitions of a more limited applicability
appear at the beginning of those units of this
article -- e.g., title, subtitle, or section --
to which they apply.

SUBTITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

1-201. VERIFICATION.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

A REQUIREMENT IN THIS ARTICLE THAT A DOCUMENT BE
VERIFIED MEANS THAT THE DOCUMENT SHALL BE VERIFIED BY A
DECLARATION MADE UNDER THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY THAT THE
MATTERS AND FACTS CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENT ARE TRUE TO THE
BEST OF THE KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, AND BELIEF OF THE
INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE DECLARATION.

(B)  ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.
THE VERIFICATION SHALL BE MADE:

(1)  BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO
ADMINISTER OATHS; OR

(2)  BY A SIGNED STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION THAT:

(I)  IS IN THE DOCUMENT OR ATTACHED TO AND
MADE PART OF THE DOCUMENT; AND

(II)  STATES THAT THE STATEMENT IS MADE
UNDER THE PENALTIES FOR PERJURY.

(C) EFFECT OF STATEMENT.