Maryland Health - General Section 4-209
§ 4-209.
  (a)   (1)   Within 72 hours after a person takes custody of a child of unknown parentage, the person shall prepare and file a report, on the form that the Secretary provides.
    (2)   The report shall state:
      (i)   The date and place of finding of the child;
      (ii)   The sex, color or race, and approximate date of birth of the child, as determined by a physician;
      (iii)   The name and address of the person with whom the child is placed for care;
      (iv)   The name that the custodian gives the child; and
      (v)   Any other information that the Secretary requires.
  (b)   The person shall enter the place where the child was found as the place of birth.
  (c)   A report under this section is the certificate of birth for the child.
  (d)   If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report under this section:
    (1)   Shall be sealed; and
    (2)   May be reopened only:
      (i)   On order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
      (ii)   On written order of a designee of the Secretary; or
      (iii)   As the rules and regulations of the Secretary provide.