Md. Code, Health - General § 4-224
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 4-224, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§4–224.
Official statutory text
To protect the integrity of vital records, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the vital records system, a person may not, except as authorized in § 4–217, § 4–220, § 4–221, or § 4–222 of this subtitle or § 9–1015 of the State Government Article or by the rules and regulations of the Department:
(1) Permit inspection of or disclose any information contained in a vital record; or
(2) Copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record.
(1) Permit inspection of or disclose any information contained in a vital record; or
(2) Copy or issue a copy of all or part of any vital record.
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