Section 7-406 - Copies of records for former armed forces member. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-406. Copies of records for former armed forces member.
 

(a)  "Armed forces" defined.- In this section, "armed forces" means the armed forces of the United States. 

(b)  Charges prohibited.- A clerk of court shall provide without charge: 

(1) A copy of any paper or record in the clerk's office that is requested by a former armed forces member, in person, or by the United States government, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim of the member against the United States government; 

(2) A copy of a marriage record of a former armed forces member that is requested by the member; and 

(3) A copy of a marriage record of a former armed forces member or of a surviving spouse or child of the member that is requested, if the copy is to be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the member. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 961/2, § 47; 1997, ch. 31, § 1.]