Md. Code, Health Occupations § 1-201
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 1-201, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§1–201.
Official statutory text
(a) A requirement in this article that a document be verified means that the document shall be verified by a declaration made under the penalties of perjury that the matters and facts contained in the document are true to the best of the knowledge, information, and belief of the individual making the declaration.
(b) The verification shall be made:
(1) Before an individual authorized to administer oaths; or
(2) By a signed statement of verification that:
(i) Is in the document or attached to and made part of the document; and
(ii) States that the statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
(c) If the procedures provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section are used, the statement of verification subjects the individual making the statement to the penalties for perjury to the same extent as if the statement had been verified under oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths.
(b) The verification shall be made:
(1) Before an individual authorized to administer oaths; or
(2) By a signed statement of verification that:
(i) Is in the document or attached to and made part of the document; and
(ii) States that the statement is made under the penalties for perjury.
(c) If the procedures provided in subsection (b)(2) of this section are used, the statement of verification subjects the individual making the statement to the penalties for perjury to the same extent as if the statement had been verified under oath before an individual authorized to administer oaths.
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