Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 10-208
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§10–208.
Official statutory text
A written finding of presumed death made by the Secretary of Defense or other officer or employee of the United States authorized by federal law to make a finding of presumed death or a duly certified copy of the finding shall be received in any court, office, or other place in the State as evidence of:
(1) The death of the individual disclosed in the finding as dead; and
(2) The date, circumstances, and place of the individual’s death or disappearance.
(1) The death of the individual disclosed in the finding as dead; and
(2) The date, circumstances, and place of the individual’s death or disappearance.
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