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§ 10-1605. Effect of authentication

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Governmental Procedures (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 16. Maryland Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, State Government, § 10-1605
§ 10-1605. Effect of authentication
Currentness
Presumption
(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under § 10-1604 of this subtitle is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
Legal material in electronic records of other state
(b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this subtitle, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the official publisher in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.
Contest of authentication; burden and standard of proof
(c) A party contesting the authentication of legal material in an electronic record authenticated under § 10-1604 of this subtitle has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.

Credits

Added by Acts 2017, c. 553, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 554, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, State Government, § 10-1605, MD STATE GOVT § 10-1605
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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