1796

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 240

(1)  A STATE, POSSESSION, OR TERRITORY OF THE
UNITED STATES;

(2)  THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; OR

(3)  THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language added
to avoid repetition of phrases such as "state,
possession, territory, the District of Columbia,
or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico".

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)  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 OF PERJURY.

(C)  EFFECT OF STATEMENT.

IF THE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B)(2) OF THIS
SECTION ARE USED, THE STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION SUBJECTS THE
INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE STATEMENT TO THE PENALTIES OF PERJURY
TO THE SAME EXTENT AS IF THE STATEMENT HAD BEEN VERIFIED
UNDER OATH BEFORE AN INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER
OATHS.