Terms Used In Maryland Code, FAMILY LAW 2-502

  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this section, “foreign marriage” means a marriage ceremony:

(1) performed outside this State; and

(2) in which 1 or both of the parties were or are citizens of this State.

(b) Each clerk shall keep a foreign marriage record book in the clerk’s office. The clerk shall record a foreign marriage when presented with either:

(1) a certificate of marriage signed by the individual who performed the marriage ceremony; or

(2) an official certified copy of a marriage record.

(c) On request, the clerk shall provide, under the seal of the court, certification of a foreign marriage in the same manner as the clerk issues certification of a marriage ceremony performed in this State.