Ch. 136                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) Except as authorized by this subtitle, a person may not willfully alter any
certificate, certified copy of a certificate, or other certified statement that relates to a
birth, BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH, death, fetal death, or marriage registered
under this subtitle.

(d) (a) A person may not willfully use or attempt to use, with the intention to
deceive, any certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth knowing that the
certificate or certified copy:

(i) Was issued on a record that is wholly or partly false; or

(ii) Relates to the birth of another individual.

(2) A person may not willfully and knowingly provide a certificate of
birth or a certified copy of a record of birth to another person with the intention that
it be used by that person to deceive.

(e) Without authorization, a person may not produce, reproduce, or distribute
a blank certificate or other form that the Secretary uses to register or certify facts
that relate to a birth, BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH, death, fetal death, or
marriage.

(f) A person may not willfully use or attempt to use a photocopy of a birth,
BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH, death, fetal death, or marriage certificate for any
fraudulent or deceptive purpose.

(g) A person who has access to the birth, BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH,
death, or fetal death records in the custody of the Secretary or an agent of the
Secretary may not willfully communicate to anyone known to the person to be
unauthorized any fact recorded on any birth, BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH,
death, or fetal death certificate.

(h) A person may not willfully transport or accept for transportation,
dissection, or other disposition a body without a burial transit permit, as provided in
this subtitle.

(i) A person may not willfully:

(1) Violate any provision of this subtitle;

(2) Neglect to perform any duty imposed by this subtitle; or

(3) Violate any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2003.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene shall establish procedures for the issuance of a certificate
of birth resulting in stillbirth upon the request of a parent or parents who have
received a certificate of fetal death prior to the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That:

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