Home Table of Contents

§ 4-223. Certificates as prima facie evidence

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: June 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 4. Statistics and Records (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Vital Statistics and Records (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 1, 2019
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-223
§ 4-223. Certificates as prima facie evidence
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a certificate of birth, death, or fetal death is filed within 1 year after the event, the original or a certified copy of the certificate is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
Information relating to parentage
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any information in the certificate that relates to a parent who did not give birth to a child is prima facie evidence.
(2) If the parentage of the child is contested, and the parent who did not give birth to the child is a putative father as defined in § 5-1001 of the Family Law Article, the information that relates to the putative father is not evidence in any proceeding adverse to the interests of the putative father or the putative father's heirs, next of kin, devisees, legatees, or other successors in interest.
Certificates or records filed later than one year
(c) If a certificate or record is filed more than 1 year after the event or is amended, the court or official before whom the certificate or record is offered as evidence shall determine its evidentiary value.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 21, § 2, eff. July 1, 1982. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 437, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 438, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 43, § 26.
MD Code, Health - General, § 4-223, MD HEALTH GEN § 4-223
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.
End of Document