Section 4-355 – Public Institution of Higher Education Records
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Directory information” has the meaning stated in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g. (3) “Personal information” means: (i) an address; (ii) a telephone number; (iii) an e–mail address; or (iv) directory information. (b) A custodian of a record kept by a public institution of higher education that contains personal information relating to a […]
Section 4-356 – Inspection of 9-1-1 Communications Record That Depicts Victim
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Victim” means: (i) a victim of domestic violence, as defined under § 4–701 of the Family Law Article; (ii) a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article; or (iii) a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the […]
Section 4-358 – Temporary Denials
(a) Whenever this title authorizes inspection of a public record but the official custodian believes that inspection would cause substantial injury to the public interest, the official custodian may deny inspection temporarily. (b) (1) Within 10 working days after the denial, the official custodian shall petition a court to order authorization for the continued denial of inspection. (2) The […]
Section 4-362 – Judicial Review
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, whenever a person or governmental unit is denied inspection of a public record or is not provided with a copy, printout, or photograph of a public record as requested, the person or governmental unit may file a complaint with the circuit court. (2) Except as otherwise provided in Subtitle […]
Section 4-320.1
(a) In this section, “facial recognition” means a biometric software application that identifies or verifies a person by comparing and analyzing patterns based on a person’s facial contours. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an officer, an employee, an agent, or a contractor of the State or a political subdivision shall deny inspection of the […]
Section 4-401 – Unlawful Disclosure of Public Records
(a) A person, including an officer or employee of a governmental unit, is liable to an individual for actual damages that the court considers appropriate if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that: (1) (i) the person willfully and knowingly allows inspection or use of a public record in violation of this subtitle; and (ii) the public […]
Section 4-402 – Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties
(a) A person may not: (1) willfully or knowingly violate any provision of this title; (2) fail to petition a court after temporarily denying inspection of a public record; or (3) by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gain access to or obtain a copy of a personal record if disclosure of the personal record to the person is prohibited […]
Section 4-403 – Immunity for Certain Disclosures
A custodian is not civilly or criminally liable for transferring or disclosing the contents of a public record to the Attorney General under § 5–313 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
Section 4-347 – Inventions Owned by State Public Institution of Higher Education
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian may deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information disclosing or relating to an invention owned in whole or in part by a State public institution of higher education for 4 years to allow the institution to evaluate whether to patent or […]
Section 4-501 – Personal Records
(a) In this section, “personal record” means a public record that names or, with reasonable certainty, otherwise identifies an individual by an identifying factor such as: (1) an address; (2) a description; (3) a fingerprint or voice print; (4) a number; or (5) a picture. (b) (1) Personal records may not be created unless the need for the information has been clearly established […]