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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 21

(1)  SHALL BE SEALED; AND

(2)  MAY BE REOPENED ONLY:

(I) ON ORDER OF A COURT OF COMPETENT

JURISDICTION;
SECRETARY; OR

(II) ON WRITTEN ORDER OF A DESIGNEE OF THE

(III) AS THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
SECRETARY PROVIDE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly appeared as
Article 43, § 18.

Throughout this section, the word "child" is
substituted for the references to "infant", to
conform to the other references to a "child".

In subsection (a)(2)(iii) of this section, the
former reference to an "institution" is • deleted
as unnecessary in light of the use of the defined
term "person".

In subsection (d) of this section, the former
reference to the report being "filed" after being
sealed is deleted as inaccurate since the report
already has been "filed".

The only other changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Birth" § 4-201

"File" § 4-201 "Physician" § 1-101

"Person" § 1-101 "Secretary" § 1-101

4-210. DELAYED BIRTH REGISTRATION.

(A)  RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THE SECRETARY MAY ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN
THE FILING OF A RECORD OF BIRTH IF A CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH IS
NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME REQUIRED BY § 4-208 OR § 4-209 OF
THIS SUBTITLE.

(B)  JUDICIAL REVIEW.

(1) IF THE SECRETARY REJECTS A DELAYED
CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH UNDER THIS SECTION, A PERSON MAY
PETITION A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO ORDER THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A RECORD OF BIRTH.

(2) IF THE COURT FINDS, FROM THE EVIDENCE, THAT
THE INDIVIDUAL FOR WHOM A DELAYED CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH IS