Md. Code, State Government § 9-1009
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§9–1009.
Official statutory text
(a) The Archives may:
(1) repair and preserve the records under the supervision of the State Archivist, as provided in the State budget;
(2) make a copy of any record in the Archives; and
(3) certify the copy.
(b) The Archives may publish, electronically or in print, indices to records, descriptions, summaries of record material, or original record material, in whole or in part, that are not otherwise restricted from access under existing law.
(c) The Archives shall index or provide other finding aids for:
(1) the historical records acquired under § 9–1010 of this subtitle; and
(2) the land records in its custody under § 9–1011 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Archives may charge a reasonable fee for providing a copy of a record and for certifying the record.
(2) If, with the written approval of a judge of a circuit court, the clerk of court asks for a copy of a land record that a court has transferred to the Commission or Archives, the Archives shall provide, without charge, a micrographic copy of the land record.
(1) repair and preserve the records under the supervision of the State Archivist, as provided in the State budget;
(2) make a copy of any record in the Archives; and
(3) certify the copy.
(b) The Archives may publish, electronically or in print, indices to records, descriptions, summaries of record material, or original record material, in whole or in part, that are not otherwise restricted from access under existing law.
(c) The Archives shall index or provide other finding aids for:
(1) the historical records acquired under § 9–1010 of this subtitle; and
(2) the land records in its custody under § 9–1011 of this subtitle.
(d) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Archives may charge a reasonable fee for providing a copy of a record and for certifying the record.
(2) If, with the written approval of a judge of a circuit court, the clerk of court asks for a copy of a land record that a court has transferred to the Commission or Archives, the Archives shall provide, without charge, a micrographic copy of the land record.
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