Maryland Code, COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 10-208

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Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
state: means :

(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

(2) the District of Columbia. See

A written finding of presumed death made by the Secretary of Defense or other officer or employee of the United States authorized by federal law to make a finding of presumed death or a duly certified copy of the finding shall be received in any court, office, or other place in the State as evidence of:

(1) The death of the individual disclosed in the finding as dead; and

(2) The date, circumstances, and place of the individual’s death or disappearance.

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