Ch. 121

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) A CUSTODIAN SHALL PERMIT INSPECTION OF THE PART OF AN
APPLICATION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION THAT CONTAINS A
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO:

(I)      A PERSON IN INTEREST; OR

(II)     ON REQUEST, THE STATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
ADMINISTRATION.

10-627.

(a)     A person may not:

(1)     willfully or knowingly violate any provision of this Part HI of this
subtitle;

(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 whose disclosure to the person is prohibited by this Part III of this
subtitle.

(b)     A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety,
has been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from
the date it is enacted.

Approved April 22, 2003.

NOTE: This bill did not receive the requisite number of votes necessary to be enacted
as an Emergency Measure, so it is effective June 1, 2003, pursuant to Article XVI,
Section 2, Constitution of Maryland.

CHAPTER 121
(House Bill 116)

AN ACT concerning

Criminal Records - Expungement after Pardon - Time of Filing

FOR the purpose of repealing the waiting period before certain persons may file a
petition for expungement of certain criminal records that is based on a full and
unconditional pardon by the Governor; and generally relating to expungement of
criminal records.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

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