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2019 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 3 - Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
Subtitle 1 - Absent Persons
§ 3-105. Search for absentee

Universal Citation:
MD Cts & Jud Pro Code § 3-105 (2019)
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    (a)    Upon application, the court may direct the guardian to make search for the absentee in any manner the court considers advisable, including one or more of the following methods:

        (1)    Inserting in one or more suitable periodicals a notice requesting information from any person having knowledge of the absentee’s whereabouts;

        (2)    Notifying officers of justice and public welfare agencies in appropriate locations of the absentee’s disappearance; or

        (3)    Engaging the services of an investigating agency.

    (b)    The expenses of the search shall be taxed as costs and paid out of the property of the absentee.

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