Ch. 373                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

(4)  "RECENT BIRTH, MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE RECORD" MEANS
A RECORD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE ARCHIVES, INCLUDING ONE OBTAINED'
FROM THE DEPARTMENT BY THE ARCHIVES, THAT PERTAINS TO A BIRTH
THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST 100 YEARS OR A MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE
THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST 60 YEARS.

(5)  "RECENT DEATH RECORD" MEANS A RECORD IN THE
CUSTODY OF THE ARCHIVES, INCLUDING ONE OBTAINED FROM THE
DEPARTMENT BY THE ARCHIVES, THAT PERTAINS TO A DEATH THAT
OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST 20 YEARS.

(6)   "RECENT VITAL RECORD" MEANS EITHER A "RECENT
BIRTH, MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE RECORD" OR A "RECENT DEATH RECORD."

(7)   "VITAL RECORD" MEANS A RECORD IN THE CUSTODY OF
THE ARCHIVES, INCLUDING ONE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH
PERTAINS TO A BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE OR DEATH.

(8)   "RECORD" MEANS A COPY OR THE ORIGINAL RECORD.

(B)  UPON REQUEST OF THE ARCHIVES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
PROVIDE THE ARCHIVES WITH VITAL RECORDS AND INDEXES OF VITAL
RECORDS THAT ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.

(C)  VITAL RECORDS AND INDEXES MAY BE COPIED BY THE
ARCHIVIST IN ANY MANNER.

(D)  (1) UPON REQUEST THE ARCHIVES MAY ONLY DISCLOSE VITAL
RECORDS TO:

(I)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LAWFULLY ENTITLED TO
OBTAIN A VITAL RECORD FROM THE DEPARTMENT;

(II)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO REQUESTS AN OLD VITAL
RECORD OR AN EXTRACT OF A RECENT DEATH RECORD; OR

(III)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS EVIDENCE OF THE
DEATH OF THE PERSON SUBJECTS PERSON OR PERSONS IN THE VITAL
RECORDS;

(2)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY EXAMINE AND OBTAIN A COPY OF
THE VITAL RECORDS AND INDEXES THAT PERTAIN TO VITAL RECORDS THAT
ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE ARCHIVES; AND

(3)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY OBTAIN FROM THE ARCHIVES A
CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ORIGINAL OF A VITAL RECORD THAT MAY BE
EXAMINED UNDER ITEM (I) THROUGH (III) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(E)  THE ARCHIVES MAY CHARGE A REASONABLE FEE TO COVER THE
EXPENSE OF COPYING OLD VITAL RECORDS OR INDEXES TO A VITAL
RECORD, TO MAKE EXTRACTS FROM RECENT VITAL RECORDS OR TO
UNDERTAKE A SEARCH FOR VITAL RECORDS.

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