Section 5-807 - Burden of proof. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-807. Burden of proof.
 

(a)  Burden on claimant.-  

(1) The State need not negate an exemption, proviso, or exception set forth in this title in a: 

(i) complaint, information, indictment, or other pleading; or 

(ii) trial, hearing, or other proceeding under this title. 

(2) The burden of proof to establish an exemption, proviso, or exception is on the person claiming its benefit. 

(b)  Presumption concerning registration or form.-  

(1) In the absence of proof that a person is a registrant or holder of an order form issued under § 5-303(d) of this title, the person is presumed not to be a registrant or holder of a form. 

(2) The person has the burden of proof to rebut the presumption. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 298(a); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]