Md. Code, State Government § 10-1605
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Government § 10-1605, part of Maryland’s Code, State Government — covers the structure and operation of Maryland state government.
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§10–1605.
Official statutory text
(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under § 10–1604 of this subtitle is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this subtitle, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(c) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under § 10–1604 of this subtitle has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.
(b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this subtitle, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
(c) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under § 10–1604 of this subtitle has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.
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