Annotated Code of Maryland

What are "Annotations"?

"Annotations" are legal research aids that can be found after each section of a law. Legal publishers do some of the legal research for you. Annotations often list certain important case law decisions from the past that mention the section of the law you are looking at. Sometimes, the annotations will describe the history of how different laws the section of the current law you are looking at. Annotations are an important starting place for your legal research. You can read these decisions to see how judges have applied this section of the law in certain situations. You can look for more recent case decisions that mention these older decisions. Reading these new decisions will help you to understand how different courts may have decided what this section of the law means.

Annotated Code of Maryland: Sessions are arranged by subject or "codified" and placed in a volume of the Code.

Tip: Some volumes are republished; others get a pocket part or supplement Maryland Code is in the process of being revised: -"Red" volumes and "Black" volumes.

Maryland Code in print: Red Volumes have titles, ex: "Real Property," and Black volumes are arranged by Article Number.

Source: Maryland Legal Assistance Network

Last date of legal review 3/3/04(MLAN/AC)