Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 8 - Courts-Martial
Section 13-811

(a)    No excuse is valid for absence from an assembly except:
        (1)    good faith absence from the place where the assembly is ordered;
        (2)    illness of the individual that prevents the individual’s attention to ordinary pursuits;
        (3)    sickness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence; or
        (4)    any other reason that the court finds satisfactory.
    (b)    No excuse is valid for absence from an annual inspection except:
        (1)    illness of the individual that would prevent attendance; or
        (2)    illness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence.