generally relating to public on-line access to certain materials.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 7-206.2
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

7-206.2.

(a) The Division may arrange for data bases derived from publications issued
by the Division to be made available to the public for direct on-line searching by
contracting with third-party or value-added resellers.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the State
Data Center shall charge for on-line access to the Maryland Information Retrieval
System.

(c) This section may not be construed to require a State data center to provide
a member of the public with direct on-line access or any other type of access to the
computers or data bases of the State Data Center.

(D) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE DIVISION SHALL
MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, AT NO COST, DIRECT ON-LINE SEARCHING OF:

(1) THE CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS (COMAR);

(2) THE MARYLAND REGISTER; AND

(3) ANY OTHER MATERIAL THE DIVISION DETERMINES TO BE IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST.

(E) THE RECEIPT OF ANY MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UNDER
THE TERMS OF SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PRECEDED BY A LEGEND
STATING THAT:

"THE INFORMATION YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR
PERSONAL USE ONLY. BY PROCEEDING BEYOND THIS POINT YOU AGREE THAT YOU
WILL NOT USE THE INFORMATION FOR ANY PROHIBITED COMMERCIAL PURPOSE
WHATSOEVER, AS DEFINED IN § 7-206.2(G) OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE,
INCLUDING, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT IN LIMITATION, THE DOWNLOADING OF
THIS INFORMATION FOR USE RESALE IN ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC OR PRINTED
FORM.".

(F) THE LEGEND REFERENCED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION SHALL
BE PRESENTED TO THE RECIPIENT IN A MANNER THAT AFFORDS THE RECIPIENT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFUSE TO ACCESS THE MATERIAL.