Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12-803
(b) The reporting requirements of this section are complied with if:
(1) A financial institution files with the Department a duplicate copy of the report required by 31 U.S.C. § 5313; or
(2) The information in the report required by 31 U.S.C. § 5313 is available to the Department from a federal agency.
(c) The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this subtitle and to provide for the exemption of transactions which are clearly of a legitimate nature and for which mandatory reporting would serve no useful purpose.
(d) A transaction that is exempt from reporting by a financial institution under federal law is also exempt from the reporting requirements of this subtitle.