§ 4-201 Definitions
§ 4-202 Registrars of vital records
§ 4-203 General responsibility
§ 4-204 Birth, death, and fetal death certificates; copies
§ 4-205 County birth, death, and fetal death records
§ 4-206 Marriage, divorce, and annulment records
§ 4-207 Preparation of birth, death, and fetal death certificates
§ 4-208 Birth registration
§ 4-209 Foundling registration
§ 4-210 Delayed birth registration
§ 4-211 New certificates of birth
§ 4-212 Certificates of death; notice to medical examiner
§ 4-213 Fetal death certificates
§ 4-213.1 Stillbirth certificates
§ 4-214 Amendments to vital records
§ 4-215 Burial permits, final disposition, transportation, and disinterment
§ 4-216 Duties of institutions
§ 4-217 Copies of birth, death, fetal death, or marriage certificates; commemorative birth certificates; security protocols
§ 4-218 Population estimates
§ 4-219 Reports
§ 4-220 Copies of vital records – Statistical purposes
§ 4-221 Copies of vital records – Special projects
§ 4-222 Disclosure of birth record information for subsequent children of parents responsible for child abuse or neglect
§ 4-223 Use of copies of vital records as evidence
§ 4-224 Disclosure of records
§ 4-225 Enforcement of subtitle
§ 4-226 Prohibited acts
§ 4-227 Penalties

Terms Used In Maryland Code > HEALTH - GENERAL > Title 4 > Subtitle 2 - Vital Statistics and Records

  • Adult: means an individual at least 18 years old. See
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • including: means includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation. See
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: means :

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

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.