2. Getting Started Documentation & Data Sources

MarylandCode.org is the third instance of the kick-ass State Decoded open source/open law software development project. Virginia and Florida came first.

Documentation

• Basic Configuration Instructions - Most of these steps will be automated for the v1.0 release.
• Advanced Configuration Instructions - Highlights below

1. Official URL
2. Translate History
3. Citations
4. Definition Parsing
5. Varnish Caching
6. Auto-Linking Cross References

Data Sources

The authoritative and original Maryland Code of Public Laws comes from the great folks at the Maryland Department of Legislative Services. They shared this public information via Dropbox and we took it from there to give you...

• Maryland Code Bulk Downloads
• Get Your Maryland Code API Key