Ch. 377

LAWS OF MARYLAND

(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 AND
PROVIDE COPIES OF vital records to:

(i) an individual who is lawfully entitled to
obtain a vital record from the Department OR ANY OTHER ORIGINAL
CUSTODIAN;

(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 or persons in the vital records;

(2)  an individual may examine and obtain a copy of
indexes that pertain to vital records that are in the custody of
the Archives; [and]

(3)  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY OBTAIN AN EXTRACT OF A RECENT
VITAL RECORD; AND

[(3)] (4) an individual may obtain from the Archives
a certified copy of the original of a vital record that may be
examined under items (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.

(f)  (1) An individual may not request a copy of indexes to
vital records, [old] vital [records] RECORDS, or extracts to
recent vital records for the purpose of commercial solicitation
or private gain;

(2) The Archives may require an individual to state
the individual's intended use of the information obtained under
this section.

(g)  Under this section, the copying and use of vital
records for disclosure, the disclosure of vital records, or
extracts of recent vital records or indexes does not violate the
rule of confidentiality in a provision of law, including Title
10, Subtitle 6 of this article or § 4-224 of the Health - General
Article.

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