Maryland Public Safety Section 13-811

      (a)      No excuse is valid for absence from an assembly except:

            (1)      good faith absence from the place where the assembly is ordered;

            (2)      illness of the individual that prevents the individual's attention to ordinary pursuits;

            (3)      sickness in the individual's family that requires the individual's personal care and presence; or

            (4)      any other reason that the court finds satisfactory.

      (b)      No excuse is valid for absence from an annual inspection except:

            (1)      illness of the individual that would prevent attendance; or

            (2)      illness in the individual's family that requires the individual's personal care and presence.