Maryland State Government Section 9-1027

      (a)      The State Archivist shall provide, without charge:

            (1)      to the State Law Library, 25 cloth-bound copies of each new Maryland Manual;

            (2)      to each member of the General Assembly, 2 cloth-bound copies and 8 other copies of each new Maryland Manual;

            (3)      to each public or private educational institution in the State, 1 copy of each new Maryland Manual; and

            (4)      to the Legislative Library, 50 cloth-bound copies of each new Maryland Manual.

      (b)      If a former member of the General Assembly asks the State Archivist for a copy of the Maryland Manual, the State Archivist shall provide, without charge, a copy of the current Maryland Manual.

      (c)      The State Archivist and the Secretary of State may distribute other copies of the Maryland Manual as they consider necessary or desirable.