# Maryland (MODPA)

The Maryland privacy section will be set in the `gppString` for the end-user if the end-user's country/region/state is included in the region configuration for **Maryland Online Data Privacy Act** in the GPP consent notice.

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[Click here](https://www.didomi.io/blog/maryland-online-data-privacy-act-modpa) to learn more about the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act on the Didomi blog.
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<table><thead><tr><th width="120.199951171875"></th><th width="87.13336181640625">Value</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Section ID</td><td>24</td><td>The Maryland privacy section is registered as Section ID 24 under the GPP.</td></tr><tr><td>API prefix</td><td><code>usmd</code></td><td>The Maryland privacy section is registered with API prefix <code>usmd</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Section encoding

The table below details the various fields of the Iowa privacy section.


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