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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 07.02.13.07" title_num="07" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="13" heading="Authorization to Obtain Information.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Director may authorize a confidential intermediary to obtain the following documents:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The original birth certificate of the adoptee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The new birth certificate of the adoptee and any records that relate to it;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The final adoption decree of the adoptee; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any information that is contained in a public record as defined in State Government Article, §10-611, Annotated Code of Maryland, including a court record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The confidential intermediary shall submit a statement to the custodian of the record to be inspected, signed by the Director or the Adoption Program Manager of the Department of Human Services and notarized, authorizing the confidential intermediary to obtain the information.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>