# State Government (GSG)

## Title 7. Secretary of State

### Subtitle 2. Division of State Documents

#### Section 7-220

Publication of a document in the Code of Maryland Regulations or the Register creates a rebuttable presumption that:

(1) the document:

  (i) was issued, prescribed, repealed, or adopted properly; and

  (ii) if the document is a regulation, was approved as to legality by the Attorney General; and

(2) the requirements of this subtitle and of Sec.Sec. 10-111(a), 10-112 through 10-117, and 10-129 of this article have been met.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)