# Md. Code, Health - General § 4-206: –206

> Maryland · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-206

## Section

- **Citation:** Md. Code, Health - General § 4-206
- **Heading:** –206
- **Jurisdiction:** Maryland
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MD Code / Article ghg / Title 4 / Subtitle 2 / Section 4-206

## Text

(a) The Secretary shall collect, index, and safeguard the marriage, divorce, and annulment records that clerks of court file as provided by law.

(b) (1) The Secretary may change a marriage, divorce, or annulment record in the file of the Department only if a clerk of court sends, as provided by law, a certified report of the change.

(2) If a discrepancy exists between the record of a clerk of court and the record of the Secretary as to a marriage, divorce, or annulment, the record of the clerk of court shall be considered correct.

(c) (1) A clerk of court may provide a certified copy of a record of any marriage, divorce, or annulment in accordance with usual custom and as provided by law.

(2) The Secretary may not provide a certified copy of any record of divorce or annulment.

## Nearby sections

- [Md. Code, Health - General § 4-201 §4–201.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-201.md)
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- [Md. Code, Health - General § 4-205 §4–205.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-205.md)
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- [Md. Code, Health - General § 4-211 §4–211.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-211.md)
- [Md. Code, Health - General § 4-212 §4–212.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-212.md)
- [Md. Code, Health - General § 4-213 §4–213.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MD_Aghg_T4_S2_S4-213.md)
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