Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. § 20-701
Injury reports requirements
Effective Oct 1, 2006Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.State of Maryland
(a) This section applies only in:
- (1) Allegany County;
- (2) Anne Arundel County;
- (3) Charles County;
- (4) Harford County;
- (5) Kent County;
- (6) Montgomery County;
- (7) Prince George's County;
- (8) Somerset County;
- (9) Talbot County; and
- (10) Wicomico County.
- (b) A physician, pharmacist, dentist, or nurse who treats an individual for an injury that was caused or shows evidence of having been caused by an automobile accident or a lethal weapon, or the individual in charge of a hospital that treats the injured individual, shall notify the county sheriff, the county police, or the Department of State Police of the injury as soon as practicable.
(c) A report of injury shall include:
- (1) The injured individual's name and address, if known;
- (2) A description of the injury; and
- (3) Any other facts concerning the matter that might assist in detecting crime.
- (d) An individual who fails to make a report required by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $25.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2006, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006.
Formerly Art. 27, § 336.