Bill > SB425

This bill authorizes the State Archives to establish reasonable fees through regulations for services it provides, including the care and preservation of records, making and certifying copies of records, and electronically posting and maintaining images of plats, with some exceptions for court-related requests. These fees can be a percentage of an existing fee, a flat subscription charge for publications, or a set amount for copying vital records and plat reproductions, with a portion of collected fees going to an endowment account for educational and entrepreneurial reserves. The bill also specifies that the State Archives will provide micrographic copies of land records to circuit court clerks without charge if approved by a judge, and it sets an effective date of October 1, 2026.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0425?ys=2026RS