elected or appointed officials of the county that is derived from employer
contributions; requiring certain custodians of retirement records in the county
to disclose certain information regarding employee contributions of certain
retired or current officials of the county, if the officials consent to the disclosure;
requiring custodians of retirement records in the county to maintain a list of
officials of the county who consent to make certain information available; and
generally relating to the disclosure in Anne Arundel County of certain
retirement records under the Maryland access to public records law.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 10-616(g)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Government

10-616.

(g) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) (7) of this subsection, a
custodian shall deny inspection of a retirement record for an individual.

(2) A custodian shall permit inspection:

(i) by the person in interest;

(ii) by the appointing authority of the individual;

(iii) after the death of the individual, by a beneficiary, personal
representative, or other person who satisfies the administrators of the retirement and
pension systems that the person has a valid claim to the benefits of the individual,
and

(iv) by any law enforcement agency in order to obtain the home
address of a retired employee of the agency when contact with a retired employee is
documented to be necessary for official agency business.

(3) A custodian shall permit inspection by the employees of a county unit
that, by county law, is required to audit the retirement records for current or former
employees of the county. However, the information obtained during the inspection is
confidential, and the county unit and its employees may not disclose any information
that would identify a person in interest.

(4) On request, a custodian shall state whether the individual receives a
retirement or pension allowance.

(5) A custodian shall permit release of information as provided in §
21-504 or § 21-505 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.