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Subtitle 1 - Proof of Accounts and Records
Section 10-101 - Written Record - (a) “Business” includes business, profession, and occupation of every kind....
Section 10-102 - Maryland Uniform Photographic Copies of Business and Public Records as Evidence Act - (a) If a business, institution, member of a profession or...
Section 10-103 - Admissibility of Duplicate in Evidence - (a) In this section the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-104 - Admissibility of Writings or Records of Health Care Providers - (a) (1) In this section the following terms have the...
Section 10-105 - Admissibility of Bills for Goods or Services - (a) The provisions of this section apply to a civil...
Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate
Section 10-201 - Public General Laws - (a) (1) The 1957 Edition of the Annotated Code of...
Section 10-201.1 - Public Local Laws of Maryland -- Compilation of Municipal Charters - (a) The Public Local Laws of Maryland - Compilation of...
Section 10-202 - Maryland Uniform Proof of Statutes Act - (a) Printed books or pamphlets purporting on their face to...
Section 10-203 - Public and Private Laws, Ordinances, Regulations, and Resolutions of County and Municipal Corporations and Commissions; Maryland Register and Code of Maryland Regulations - (a) (1) The public laws, ordinances, regulations, and resolutions approved...
Section 10-204 - Public Records -- Admissibility Generally - (a) A copy of a public record, book, paper, or...
Section 10-205 - Public Records -- Exceptions - (a) In this section, “the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical...
Section 10-206 - Replacement of Worn and Dilapidated Records - When a clerk of any court has replaced worn and...
Section 10-207 - Printed Copies of i.c.c. Schedules, etc., Presumed Correct - Printed copies of schedules, classifications, and tariffs of rates, fares,...
Section 10-208 - Federal Finding of Presumed Death - A written finding of presumed death made by the Secretary...
Section 10-209 - Federal Record of Missing Individual - An official written report or record or duly certified copy...
Section 10-210 - Evidence of Signature and Authority - (a) For the purpose of §§ 10-208 and 10-209 of...
Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws
Section 10-301 - Use of Radio-Micro Waves to Prove Speed of Vehicles - The speed of a motor vehicle may be proved by...
Section 10-301.1 - Definitions - (a) In §§ 10-302 through 10-309 of this subtitle, the...
Section 10-302 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Purpose - In a prosecution for a violation of a law concerning...
Section 10-303 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Specimens; Time Limitations - (a) (1) A specimen of breath or 1 specimen of...
Section 10-304 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Qualifications of Person Administering Test; Equipment - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 10-305 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Type of Test Administered - (a) The type of test administered to the defendant to...
Section 10-306 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Admissibility of Test Results Without Presence or Testimony of Technician - (a) (1) (i) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2)...
Section 10-307 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Results of Analysis and Presumptions - (a) (1) In any criminal, juvenile, or civil proceeding in...
Section 10-308 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Other Evidence - (a) The evidence of the analysis does not limit the...
Section 10-309 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Refusal to Submit to Test - (a) (1) (i) Except as provided in § 16–205.1(c) of...
Section 10-310 - Photographs, Microphotographs, Videotapes or Other Recorded Images by Electronic Toll Collection Video Monitoring Systems - A photograph, microphotograph, videotape, or other recorded image of the...
Section 10-311 - Recorded Images Produced by Traffic Control Signal, Speed Monitoring System, School Bus Monitoring Camera, or Work Zone Speed Control System - (a) A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by...
Section 10-312 - Admissibility of Test Results in Prosecution for Diesel Emissions Standard Violation - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, in a...
Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
Section 10-401 - Definitions - As used in this subtitle the following terms have the...
Section 10-402 - Interception of Communications Generally; Divulging Contents of Communications; Violations of Subtitle - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subtitle it...
Section 10-403 - Manufacture, Possession, or Sale of Intercepting Device - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subtitle, any...
Section 10-404 - Forfeiture of Device - Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, manufactured, assembled, possessed,...
Section 10-405 - Admissibility of Evidence - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 10-406 - Attorney General, State Prosecutor or State's Attorney May Apply for Order Authorizing Interception - (a) The Attorney General, State Prosecutor, or any State’s Attorney...
Section 10-407 - Lawful Disclosure or Use of Contents of Communication - (a) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any...
Section 10-408 - Ex Parte Order Authorizing Interception - (a) (1) Each application for an order authorizing the interception...
Section 10-409 - Reports to Administrative Office of the Courts and to General Assembly - (a) Within 30 days after the expiration of the total...
Section 10-410 - Civil Liability; Defense to Civil or Criminal Action - (a) Any person whose wire, oral, or electronic communication is...
Section 10-411 - Registration of Intercepting Devices; Serial Number - (a) Law enforcement agencies in the State shall register with...
Section 10-412 - Breaking and Entering, etc., to Place or Remove Equipment - Any person who breaks and enters, enters under false pretenses,...
Section 10-413 - Hostage and Barricade Situations - (a) The Secretary of State Police or the commander of...
Section 10-414 - Obstruction, Impediment, or Prevention of Interception - (a) A person who has knowledge that an investigative or...
Subtitle 4A - Stored Wire and Electronic Communications and Transactional Records Access
Section 10-4A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-4A-02 - Obtaining, Altering, or Preventing Authorized Access - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 10-4A-03 - Divulging Contents of Communications Generally - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...
Section 10-4A-04 - Disclosure of Information - (a) An investigative or law enforcement officer may require a...
Section 10-4A-05 - Backup Copies of Communications - (a) (1) A subpoena or court order issued under §...
Section 10-4A-06 - Delay in Giving Notices - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 10-4A-07 - Reimbursement of Costs - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this...
Section 10-4A-08 - Civil Actions - (a) Except as provided in § 10–4A–04(d) of this subtitle,...
Subtitle 4B - Pen Registers and Trap and Trace Devices
Section 10-4B-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-4B-02 - Installation and Use Generally - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 10-4B-03 - Application for Order to Install and Use - (a) An investigative or law enforcement officer may make application...
Section 10-4B-04 - Order Authorizing Installation and Use - (a) (1) Upon an application made under § 10-4B-03 of...
Section 10-4B-05 - Assistance to Investigative or Law Enforcement Officer or Agency - (a) Upon the request of an investigative or law enforcement...
Subtitle 5 - Proof of Foreign Laws
Section 10-501 - Judicial Notice - Every court of this State shall take judicial notice of...
Section 10-502 - Court May Obtain Information - The court may inform itself of those laws in the...
Section 10-503 - Determination of Laws to Be Made by Court; Instructions to Jury; Application of Law by Court - The determination of the laws shall be made by the...
Section 10-504 - Evidence of Laws - A party may also present to the trial court any...
Section 10-505 - Law in Other Jurisdictions - The law of a jurisdiction other than those referred to...
Section 10-506 - Uniformity of Interpretation - This subtitle shall be interpreted and construed to effectuate its...
Section 10-507 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Judicial...
Subtitle 6 - Proof of Foreign Debt
Section 10-601 - Method of Proof - A debt of record entered in a court located in...
Subtitle 7 - Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition
Section 10-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-702 - Applicability of Subtitle - This subtitle applies to a foreign judgment that is final,...
Section 10-703 - Recognition and Enforcement - Except as provided in § 10–704 of this subtitle, a...
Section 10-704 - Grounds for Nonrecognition - (a) A foreign judgment is not conclusive if: (1) The...
Section 10-705 - Basis of Personal Jurisdiction - (a) The foreign judgment may not be refused recognition for...
Section 10-706 - Stay Pending Appeal - If the defendant satisfies the court either that an appeal...
Section 10-707 - Situations Not Covered by Subtitle - This subtitle does not prevent the recognition of a foreign...
Section 10-708 - Uniformity of Interpretation - This subtitle shall be so interpreted and construed as to...
Section 10-709 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Foreign...
Subtitle 8 - Simultaneous Death
Section 10-801 - No Sufficient Evidence of Survivorship - Where title to property or its devolution depends upon priority...
Section 10-802 - Beneficiaries of Another's Property - Where two or more beneficiaries are designated to take successively...
Section 10-803 - Joint Tenants or Tenants by the Entirety - Where there is no sufficient evidence that two joint tenants...
Section 10-804 - Insurance Policies - Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of...
Section 10-805 - Subtitle Not Applicable Where Different Provisions Made - This subtitle shall not apply in the case of wills,...
Section 10-806 - Uniformity of Interpretation - This subtitle shall be construed and interpreted to effectuate its...
Section 10-807 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Simultaneous...
Subtitle 9 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 10-901 - Admission of Statement in a Criminal Case - (a) During the trial of a criminal case in which...
Section 10-902 - Offenses Committed by Wife in Presence of Husband - There is no presumption that an offense committed by a...
Section 10-903 - Evidence in Civil Proceeding of Failure to Testify in Criminal Proceeding - Evidence is not admissible in a civil proceeding to prove...
Section 10-904 - Proof of Crime Committed by Another - In a civil or criminal case in which a person...
Section 10-905 - Proof of Interest or Conviction of Infamous Crime or Perjury - (a) (1) Evidence is admissible to prove the interest of...
Section 10-906 - Proof of Written Instrument - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section...
Section 10-907 - Parol Evidence Admissible in Surety Matter - If an action is brought to charge a person on...
Section 10-908 - Proof of Plats - (a) If a plat is authenticated, it may be considered...
Section 10-909 - Proof of Patented Lands - (a) Patented land is not required to be stated by...
Section 10-910 - Negligence of Parent or Custodian Not Imputed to Infant - In an action on behalf of an infant to recover...
Section 10-911 - Sound Level Meters and Frequency Analyzers - In any legal proceeding of any nature, the quantities and...
Section 10-912 - Failure to Take Defendant Before Judicial Officer After Arrest - (a) A confession may not be excluded from evidence solely...
Section 10-913 - Punitive Damages for Personal Injuries - (a) In any action for punitive damages for personal injury,...
Section 10-914 - Probation or Work Release -- Controlled Dangerous Substances or Alcohol Testing - (a) A laboratory test, performed by a laboratory certified by...
Section 10-915 - Admissibility of Dna Profiles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 10-916 - Battered Spouse Syndrome - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 10-917 - Restitution Hearings - A written statement of expenses or a bill shall be...
Section 10-918 - Suits on Negotiable Instruments - (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section,...
Section 10-919 - Admissibility of Conviction for Felonious Killing in Civil Proceedings; Effect of Conviction - (a) After all right to appeal has been exhausted, a...
Section 10-920 - Expressions of Regret or Apology - (a) In this section, “health care provider” has the meaning...
Section 10-921 - Burden of Proof in Uninsured Motorist Coverage Actions - (a) In an action against an insurer or the Maryland...
Section 10-922 - Statement Made During Initial Appearance - A statement made during the course of an initial appearance...
Section 10-923 - Admissibility of Evidence of Other Sexually Assaultive Behavior - (a) In this section, “sexually assaultive behavior” means an act...
Section 10-924 - In-Custody Witness Testimony -- Information Stored and Maintained - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 10 - Chain of Custody
Part I - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Section 10-1001 - Chemical Test Report - For the purpose of establishing that physical evidence in a...
Section 10-1002 - Chain of Physical Custody or Control - (a) In this part: (1) “Chain of custody” means: (i)...
Section 10-1003 - Presence of Chemist or Analyst at Criminal Proceeding; Availability of Chemical Report to Defense Counsel - (a) (1) In a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall, upon...
Part II - Bodies
Section 10-1004 - Statement Establishing Chain of Custody - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 11 - Prelitigation Discovery
Section 10-1101 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 10-1102 - Prelitigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage - After a claimant files a written tort claim and provides...
Section 10-1103 - Prerequisites for Receiving Documentation - (a) This section does not apply to a claim described...
Section 10-1104 - Prerequisites for Receiving Documentation -- Estate of Individual or Beneficiary on Death of Individual in Vehicle Accident - (a) This section applies to a claim by the estate...
Section 10-1105 - Providing Disclosure; Effect of Disclosure - (a) An insurer shall provide in writing the documentation described...