Md. Code, Business Regulation § 1-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Business Regulation § 1-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Business Regulation — governs general business licensing and regulation.
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§1–201.
Official statutory text
A requirement in this article that a document be under oath means that the document shall be supported by:
(1) a written statement signed by the individual making it in which the individual solemnly affirms under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the document are true to the best of the individual’s knowledge, information, and belief; or
(2) a certification of an officer authorized to administer an oath that a named individual made oath that the contents of the document are true to the best of the individual’s knowledge, information, and belief.
(1) a written statement signed by the individual making it in which the individual solemnly affirms under the penalties of perjury that the contents of the document are true to the best of the individual’s knowledge, information, and belief; or
(2) a certification of an officer authorized to administer an oath that a named individual made oath that the contents of the document are true to the best of the individual’s knowledge, information, and belief.
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