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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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House Bill No. 462 - Public Information - Act Amended
AN ACT concerning
Public Information Act
FOR the purpose of eliminating unnecessary definitions;
adding and revising definitions; providing a policy
statement; requiring State and local governments to
maintain only necessary and relevant information
about persons; providing greater access in certain
circumstances to investigative, intelligence, and
security records; generally revising the provisions
relating to the right to inspect public records;
making changes in the provisions permitting denial
of public records or any portion thereof; providing
an administrative review; providing for judicial
enforcement; creating civil liability for
violations; providing for appropriate personnel
disciplinary action; providing for the removal of
the subsections allowing special treatment of public
records in Harford and Charles Counties County;
providing for statutory limitation on the right to
bring an action; and clarifying language.
Kay 26, 1977
Honorable John Hanson Briscoe
Speaker of the House of Delegates
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
Dear Mr. Speaker:
In accordance with Article II, Section 17 of the
Maryland Constitution, I have today vetoed House Bill
462.
This bill generally revises the Public Information
Act in an effort to make State documents and records more
accessable to the public; and I have no substantial
objection to most of its provisions.
I am particularly concerned, however, about the
effect, which was probably unintended, of an amendment
appearing on page 12 of the bill. This amendment added a
new section 1A to Article 76A, and reads, in relevant
part:
"The State, counties, municipalities, and political
subdivisions, or any agencies thereof, shall
maintain only such information about a person as is
relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of
the governmental entity or agency which is required
to be accomplished by statute or executive order of
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