HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1863

Article 1, §§ 9, 10, and 11 of the Code and Maryland
Rule 5c.

In subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) of this section, the
term "woman" is substituted for the former term
"female" to conform to language used throughout this
article.

The Commission to Revise the Annotated Code notes, for
consideration by the General Assembly, that the phrase
"licensed physician" is carried over in this section
from former Article 62, § 9(a) and (b). The General
Assembly may wish to define "physician" and substitute
the defined term for the phrase "licensed physician",
or to substitute the phrase "physician authorized to
practice medicine in this State" for "licensed
physician", in order to include clearly in the scope
of this title any individual who lawfully practices
medicine in this State, whether or not licensed by the
State Board of Medical Examiners. See also § 2-405 of
this title, which presents the same issue.

Defined term: "Clerk" § 2-101

2-302. PENALTIES.

A PERSON WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE IS
GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $250.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article 62, §
11(a).

In this section, the former minimum penalty is deleted
to conform to the statement of legislative policy
contained in Article 27, § 643 of the Code, which sets
forth the general rule that, notwithstanding a
prescribed minimum penalty, the court nevertheless may
impose a lesser penalty of the same character.

SUBTITLE 4. LICENSING AND SOLEMNIZATION.

2-401. LICENSE REQUIRED; PENALTY.

(A)  LICENSE REQUIRED.

AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT MARRY IN THIS STATE WITHOUT A LICENSE
ISSUED BY THE CLERK FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MARRIAGE IS
PERFORMED.

(B)  PENALTY.

ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A
MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF $100.