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§ 13-204. Custody and maintenance of records

West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal Property

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Real Property (Refs & Annos)
Title 13. Land Patents (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Administration of Title (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Real Property, § 13-204
§ 13-204. Custody and maintenance of records
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Duty of Commissioner to maintain and certify records
(a)(1) The Commissioner has custody of and shall maintain all records relating to the application for and issuance of patents. For this purpose, the Commissioner may require the clerk of any court to produce, at the expense of the Commissioner, true copies of any land records maintained by that clerk.
(2) On request of any person, the Commissioner shall certify a copy of any land patent record he maintains.
(3) The Commissioner shall provide for the preservation, indexing, filming, and publication of the patent records in his custody.
Patent docket and index
(b) The Commissioner shall maintain a patent docket and a separate index for that docket.
Regulations relating to use, preservation, repair and maintenance of records and docket
(c) In accordance with § 13-203 of this subtitle, the Commissioner shall adopt regulations to govern the use, preservation, repair, and maintenance of the patent records and patent docket.

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Added by Acts 1976, c. 915, § 3, eff. July 1, 1976. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 286, § 5.
Formerly Art. 21, § 13-103.
MD Code, Real Property, § 13-204, MD REAL PROP § 13-204
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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