# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 20. Miscellaneous Health Provisions

### Subtitle 7. Injury Reports

#### Section 20-701

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)