Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records
Section 4-209 - Foundling Registration

(a)    (1)    Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides.
        (2)    The report shall state:
            (i)    The date and place of finding of the child;
            (ii)    The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician;
            (iii)    The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care;
            (iv)    The name that the custodian gives the child; and
            (v)    Any other information that the Secretary requires.
    (b)    The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth.
    (c)    A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child.
    (d)    If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report under this section:
        (1)    Shall be sealed; and
        (2)    May be reopened only:
            (i)    On order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
            (ii)    On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or
            (iii)    As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide.

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