Md. Code, State Government § 10-1608
This is the official text of Md. Code, State Government § 10-1608, part of Maryland’s Code, State Government — covers the structure and operation of Maryland state government.
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§10–1608.
Official statutory text
In implementing this subtitle, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:
(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;
(2) the most recent standards regarding the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as adopted by national standard–setting bodies;
(3) the needs of users of legal material in an electronic record;
(4) the view of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons; and
(5) to the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to legal material that are compatible with methods and technologies used by other official publishers in the State and in other states that have adopted a law substantially similar to this subtitle.
(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;
(2) the most recent standards regarding the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to legal material in an electronic record and other electronic records, as adopted by national standard–setting bodies;
(3) the needs of users of legal material in an electronic record;
(4) the view of governmental officials and entities and other interested persons; and
(5) to the extent practicable, methods and technologies for the authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to legal material that are compatible with methods and technologies used by other official publishers in the State and in other states that have adopted a law substantially similar to this subtitle.
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