{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-811","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Safety § 13–811","heading":"","body":"(a) No excuse is valid for absence from an assembly except:\n(1) good faith absence from the place where the assembly is ordered;\n(2) illness of the individual that prevents the individual’s attention to ordinary pursuits;\n(3) sickness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence; or\n(4) any other reason that the court finds satisfactory.\n(b) No excuse is valid for absence from an annual inspection except:\n(1) illness of the individual that would prevent attendance; or\n(2) illness in the individual’s family that requires the individual’s personal care and presence.","path":["Article - Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gps\u0026section=13-811","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:18Z","sha256":"3f57c5752bd128f4f0469ee2e1e7d8e38b82f15835bdd3e28e17885fa5de6762","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-808.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-safety-13-901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}