ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 416

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

10-201.

(a) (1) The 1957 Edition of the Annotated Code of Maryland, prepared and
published by the Editorial Staff of The Michie Company, Charlottesville, Virginia, is
adopted and made evidence of the Public General Laws of the State of Maryland as
contained in the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland of 1888, as amended,
modified and changed from time to time, through and including the regular session of
the General Assembly of Maryland held in 1957. It shall be considered as the evidence
of the law in all courts of the State and by all public offices and officers of the State
and its political subdivisions.

[(b)] (2) A replacement volume to the Annotated Code of the Public General
Laws of Maryland (1957 Edition), prepared and published by the Editorial Staff of
The Michie Company, Charlottesville, Virginia, is adopted and made evidence of the
Public General Laws in the volume at the time of publication. It shall be considered as
evidence of the law in all courts of the State and by all public offices and officers of the
State and its political subdivisions.

[(c)] (3) Any pocket or other supplement to a volume of the Annotated Code of
the Public General Laws of Maryland (1957 Edition or subsequent replacement
volume), prepared and published by the Editorial Staff of The Michie Company,
Charlottesville, Virginia, is adopted and made evidence of changes in the Public
General Laws which are supplementary or in addition to the laws in the main
volume. It shall be considered as evidence of the law in all the courts of the State and
by all public offices and officers of the State and its political subdivisions.

(B) (1) THE 2002 EDITION OF WEST'S ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND,
PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF WEST, EAGAN, MINNESOTA,
IS ADOPTED AND MADE EVIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND AS
CONTAINED IN THE CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF MARYLAND OF 1888, AS
AMENDED, MODIFIED, AND CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME, THROUGH AND
INCLUDING THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND
HELD IN 2001. IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS THE EVIDENCE OF THE LAW IN ALL
COURTS OF THE STATE AND BY ALL PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS OF THE STATE
AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

(2)      A REPLACEMENT VOLUME TO WEST'S ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND (2002 EDITION), PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF
WEST, EAGAN, MINNESOTA, IS ADOPTED AND MADE EVIDENCE OF THE PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS IN THE VOLUME AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. IT SHALL BE
CONSIDERED AS EVIDENCE OF THE LAW IN ALL THE COURTS OF THE STATE AND BY
ALL PUBLIC OFFICES AND OFFICERS OF THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS.

(3)      ANY POCKET OR OTHER SUPPLEMENT TO A VOLUME OF WEST'S
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND (2002 EDITION OR SUBSEQUENT REPLACEMENT
VOLUME), PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE EDITORIAL STAFF OF WEST, EAGAN,
MINNESOTA, IS ADOPTED AND MADE EVIDENCE OF CHANGES IN THE PUBLIC
GENERAL LAWS WHICH ARE SUPPLEMENTARY OR IN ADDITION TO THE LAWS IN THE

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