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MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-204 - Public Records -- Admissibility Generally

    (a)    A copy of a public record, book, paper, or proceeding of any agency of the government of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory or possession of the United States, or of any state or of any of its political subdivisions or of an agency of any political subdivision shall be received in evidence in any court if certified as a true copy by the custodian of the record, book, paper, or proceeding, and if otherwise admissible.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided by law, a custodian of a public record in the State or other person authorized to make a certification under this section shall, upon request, provide a certified copy of the public record to a party to a judicial proceeding or the party’s attorney.    (c)    A certification under this section shall include:        (1)    The signature and title of the custodian or other person authorized to make the certification;        (2)    The official seal, if any, of the office; and        (3)    A statement certifying that the copy is a true copy of the public record.    (d)    A custodian or other person authorized to make a certification under this section may charge a reasonable fee for providing a certified copy of a public record in accordance with this section.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-205 - Public Records -- Exceptions

    (a)    In this section, “the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems” means the State agency described in § 13–503 of the Education Article.    (b)    Records, reports, statements, notes, or information assembled or obtained by the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Commission to Study Problems of Drug Addiction, the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty or its allied medical societies, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, an in–hospital staff committee, or a national organized medical society or research group that are declared confidential by § 4–102 of the Health – General Article or § 14–506 of the Health Occupations Article, are not admissible in evidence in any proceeding.    (c)    An employee or agent of any of the organizations listed in subsection (b) of this section may not be compelled to divulge any such record, report, statement, note, or information in this connection.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-206 - Replacement of Worn and Dilapidated Records

    When a clerk of any court has replaced worn and dilapidated records in his office, and certified the new records as accurate copies of the old ones, the new records are substituted for and become the records of the court in lieu of the old records. The certified and substituted new records are admissible evidence to the same extent the old ones were.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-207 - Printed Copies of i.c.c. Schedules, etc., Presumed Correct

    Printed copies of schedules, classifications, and tariffs of rates, fares, and charges, and supplements to schedules, classifications, and tariffs, filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, which show an Interstate Commerce Commission number, which may be stated in abbreviated form, as I.C.C. No. ...., and an effective date, are presumed to be correct copies of the original schedules, classifications, tariffs, and supplements on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission and shall be received as evidence, without certification, in any court to prove the schedules, classifications, tariffs, and supplements.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-208 - Federal Finding of Presumed Death

    A written finding of presumed death made by the Secretary of Defense or other officer or employee of the United States authorized by federal law to make a finding of presumed death or a duly certified copy of the finding shall be received in any court, office, or other place in the State as evidence of:         (1)    The death of the individual disclosed in the finding as dead; and        (2)    The date, circumstances, and place of the individual’s death or disappearance.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-209 - Federal Record of Missing Individual

    An official written report or record or duly certified copy of an official written report or record that an individual is missing, missing in action, interned in a neutral country, or is beleaguered, besieged or captured by an enemy or is dead or is alive, made by any of the persons referred to in § 10-208 of this subtitle shall be received in any court, office, or other place in the State as evidence of the facts stated in the report or record.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 2 - Public Statutes, Office Copies, and Official Certificate|Section 10-210 - Evidence of Signature and Authority

    (a)    For the purpose of §§ 10-208 and 10-209 of this subtitle, any finding, report, or record, or duly certified copy of a finding, report, or record, purporting to have been signed by an officer or employee of the United States described in §§ 10-208 and 10-209 of this subtitle, shall be presumed to have been signed and issued by the officer or employee in accordance with law, and the person signing same shall be presumed to have acted within the scope of the person’s authority.    (b)    If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the copy, the certified copy shall be evidence of the person’s authority so to certify.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-301 - Use of Radio-Micro Waves to Prove Speed of Vehicles

    The speed of a motor vehicle may be proved by evidence of a test made upon it with a device designed to measure and indicate the speed of a moving object by means of radio-micro waves.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-301.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-301.1 - Definitions

    (a)    In §§ 10-302 through 10-309 of this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Specimen of blood” and “1 specimen of blood” have the meaning stated in § 16-205.1 of the Transportation Article.    (c)    “Test” has the meaning stated in § 16-205.1 of the Transportation Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-302 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Purpose

    In a prosecution for a violation of a law concerning a person who is driving or attempting to drive a vehicle in violation of § 16-113, § 16-813, or § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, or in violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article, a test of the person’s breath or blood may be administered for the purpose of determining alcohol concentration and a test or tests of 1 specimen of the person’s blood may be administered for the purpose of determining the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-303 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Specimens; Time Limitations

    (a)    (1)    A specimen of breath or 1 specimen of blood may be taken for the purpose of a test for determining alcohol concentration.        (2)    For the purpose of a test for determining alcohol concentration, the specimen of breath or blood shall be taken within 2 hours after the person accused is apprehended.    (b)    (1)    Only 1 specimen of blood may be taken for the purpose of a test or tests for determining the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood.        (2)    For the purpose of a test or tests for determining drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood, the specimen of blood shall be taken within 4 hours after the person accused is apprehended.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-305 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Type of Test Administered

    (a)    The type of test administered to the defendant to determine alcohol concentration shall be the test of breath except that the type of test administered shall be:        (1)    A test of blood if:            (i)    The defendant is unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusing to take a test to determine alcohol concentration;            (ii)    Injuries to the defendant require removal of the defendant to a medical facility;            (iii)    The equipment for administering the test of breath is not available; or            (iv)    The defendant is required to submit to a test of one specimen of blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(ii) of the Transportation Article; or        (2)    Both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood if the defendant is required to submit to both a test of the person’s breath and a test of one specimen of the person’s blood under § 16-205.1(c)(1)(iii) of the Transportation Article.    (b)    The type of specimen obtained from the defendant for the purpose of a test or tests to determine drug or controlled dangerous substance content shall be a blood specimen.    (c)    Any person who is dead, unconscious, or otherwise in a condition rendering him incapable of test refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn consent.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-308 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Other Evidence

    (a)    The evidence of the analysis does not limit the introduction of other evidence bearing upon whether the defendant was under the influence of alcohol or whether the defendant was driving while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive a vehicle safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.    (b)    The results of a test or tests to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of a person’s blood:        (1)    Are admissible as evidence in a criminal trial only in a prosecution for a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article and only if other admissible evidence is introduced that creates an inference that the person was:            (i)    Driving or attempting to drive while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; or            (ii)    Operating or attempting to operate a vessel while the person was so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not operate a vessel safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; and        (2)    Are not admissible in a prosecution other than a prosecution for a violation of § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-309 - Chemical Test for Alcohol, Drug or Controlled Dangerous Substance Content -- Refusal to Submit to Test

    (a)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in § 16–205.1(c) of the Transportation Article or § 8–738.1 of the Natural Resources Article, a person may not be compelled to submit to a test or tests provided for in this subtitle.            (ii)    Evidence of a test or analysis provided for in this subtitle is not admissible in a prosecution for a violation of § 16–113 or § 21–902 of the Transportation Article, § 8–738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2–209, or § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article if obtained contrary to the provisions of this subtitle.        (2)    The fact of refusal to submit is admissible in evidence at the trial.    (b)    This section does not limit the provisions of the vehicle laws regarding the consequences of refusal to submit to a test or tests.    (c)    Nothing in this section precludes or limits the admissibility of evidence of a test or analysis to determine the alcohol concentration of a person’s blood or breath in any prosecution other than for a violation of § 16-113 or § 21-902 of the Transportation Article, § 8-738 of the Natural Resources Article, or Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article.    (d)    Nothing in this section precludes or limits admissibility of evidence of a test or analysis to determine the alcohol concentration of a person’s blood or breath which is obtained as provided in § 16–205.1(c) of the Transportation Article or § 8–738.1 of the Natural Resources Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-310 - Photographs, Microphotographs, Videotapes or Other Recorded Images by Electronic Toll Collection Video Monitoring Systems

    A photograph, microphotograph, videotape, or other recorded image of the license plate of a motor vehicle produced by an electronic toll collection video-monitoring system is admissible in a proceeding to collect a toll or other charge of the Maryland Transportation Authority, to impose civil liability or to collect civil penalties imposed under § 21-1414 of the Transportation Article, or to impose criminal liability under § 21-1413 of the Transportation Article for a failure to pay a toll or charge.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-311 - Recorded Images Produced by Traffic Control Signal, Speed Monitoring System, School Bus Monitoring Camera, or Work Zone Speed Control System

    (a)    A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a traffic control signal monitoring system in accordance with § 21–202.1 of the Transportation Article is admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of § 21–202(h) of the Transportation Article without authentication.    (b)    A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a speed monitoring system in accordance with § 21–809 or § 21–810 of the Transportation Article is admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of Title 21, Subtitle 8 of the Transportation Article without authentication.    (c)    A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a school bus monitoring camera in accordance with § 21–706.1 of the Transportation Article is admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of § 21–706 of the Transportation Article without authentication.    (d)    A recorded image of a motor vehicle produced by a vehicle height monitoring system in accordance with § 24–111.3 of the Transportation Article is admissible in a proceeding concerning a civil citation issued under that section for a violation of a State or local law restricting the presence of certain vehicles during certain times without authentication.    (e)    In any other judicial proceeding, a recorded image produced by a vehicle height monitoring system, traffic control signal monitoring system, speed monitoring system, work zone speed control system, or school bus monitoring camera is admissible as otherwise provided by law.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 3 - Motor Vehicle Laws|Section 10-312 - Admissibility of Test Results in Prosecution for Diesel Emissions Standard Violation

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, in a prosecution for a diesel emissions standard violation under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Transportation Article, emissions test results from emissions test equipment as described in § 23-402 of the Transportation Article are admissible at trial in any court with jurisdiction over the proceeding in the State.    (b)    If at the time of testing, a diesel vehicle fails to meet the emissions standard established under Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Transportation Article, the failure to meet the established emissions standard shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of the diesel vehicle violated the provisions of Title 23, Subtitle 4 of the Transportation Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-404 - Forfeiture of Device

    Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, manufactured, assembled, possessed, or sold, in violation of § 10-402 or § 10-403 of this subtitle may be seized and forfeited to the Department of State Police.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-405 - Admissibility of Evidence

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, whenever any wire, oral, or electronic communication has been intercepted, no part of the contents of the communication and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of this State, or a political subdivision thereof if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of this subtitle.    (b)    If any wire, oral, or electronic communication is intercepted in any state or any political subdivision of a state, the United States or any territory, protectorate, or possession of the United States, including the District of Columbia in accordance with the law of that jurisdiction, but that would be in violation of this subtitle if the interception was made in this State, the contents of the communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of this State, or any political subdivision of this State if:        (1)    At least one of the parties to the communication was outside the State during the communication;        (2)    The interception was not made as part of or in furtherance of an investigation conducted by or on behalf of law enforcement officials of this State; and        (3)    All parties to the communication were co–conspirators in a crime of violence as defined in § 14–101 of the Criminal Law Article.
MD. Courts and Judicial Proceedings Code Ann. §  10-406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Courts and Judicial Proceedings|Title 10 - Evidence|Subtitle 4 - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance|Section 10-406 - Attorney General, State Prosecutor or State's Attorney May Apply for Order Authorizing Interception

    (a)    The Attorney General, State Prosecutor, or any State’s Attorney may apply to a judge of competent jurisdiction, and the judge, in accordance with the provisions of § 10–408 of this subtitle, may grant an order authorizing the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications by investigative or law enforcement officers when the interception may provide or has provided evidence of the commission of:        (1)    Murder;        (2)    Kidnapping;        (3)    Rape;        (4)    A sexual offense in the first or second degree;        (5)    Child abuse in the first or second degree;        (6)    Child pornography under § 11–207, § 11–208, or § 11–208.1 of the Criminal Law Article;        (7)    Gambling;        (8)    Robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of the Criminal Law Article;        (9)    A felony under Title 6, Subtitle 1 of the Criminal Law Article;        (10)    Bribery;        (11)    Extortion;        (12)    Dealing in a controlled dangerous substance, including a violation of § 5–617 or § 5–619 of the Criminal Law Article;        (13)    A fraudulent insurance act, as defined in Title 27, Subtitle 4 of the Insurance Article;        (14)    An offense relating to destructive devices under § 4–503 of the Criminal Law Article;        (15)    A human trafficking offense under Title 3, Subtitle 11 of the Criminal Law Article;        (16)    Sexual solicitation of a minor under § 3–324 of the Criminal Law Article;        (17)    An offense relating to obstructing justice under § 9–302, § 9–303, or § 9–305 of the Criminal Law Article;        (18)    Sexual abuse of a minor under § 3–602 of the Criminal Law Article;        (19)    A theft scheme or continuing course of conduct under § 7–103(f) of the Criminal Law Article involving an aggregate value of property or services of at least $10,000;        (20)    Abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult under § 3–604 or § 3–605 of the Criminal Law Article;        (21)    An offense relating to Medicaid fraud under §§ 8–509 through 8–515 of the Criminal Law Article;        (22)    An offense involving a firearm under § 5–134, § 5–136, § 5–138, § 5–140, § 5–141, or § 5–144 of the Public Safety Article; or        (23)    A conspiracy or solicitation to commit an offense listed in items (1) through (22) of this subsection.    (b)    No application or order shall be required if the interception is lawful under the provisions of § 10-402(c) of this subtitle.