BLAIR LEE III,
Acting Governor
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[(v)] (IV) Trade secrets, [privileged]
information PRIVILEGED BY LAW, and confidential commercial,
financial, geological, or geophysical data furnished by or
obtained from any person;
[(vi)] (V) library, archives, and museum
material contributed by private persons, to the extent of
any limitations placed thereon as conditions of such
contribution; [and]
[(vii)] (VI) Hospital records relating to
medical administration, medical staff, personnel, medical
care, and other medical information, whether on individual
persons or groups, or whether of a general or specific
classification;
[(viii)] (VII) School district records
containing information relating to the biography, family,
physiology, religion, academic achievement, and physical or
mental ability of any student except to the person in
interest or to the officials duly elected and appointed to
supervise him[. ]; AND
[(ix)] (VIII) Circulation records maintained by
public libraries showing personal transactions by those
borrowing from them.
(d) [If] WHENEVER the custodian denies A WRITTEN
REQUEST FOR access to any public record OR ANY PORTION
THEREOF UNDER THIS SECTION, THE CUSTODIAN SHALL PROVIDE the
applicant [may request] WITH a written statement of the
grounds for the denial, which statement shall cite the law
or regulation under which access is denied[,] AND ALL
REMEDIES FOR REVIEW OF THIS DENIAL AVAILABLE UNDER THIS
ARTICLE. [and it] THE STATEMENT shall be furnished
[forthwith] to the applicant WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS OF
DENIAL IN ADDITION, ANY REASONABLY SEVERABLE PORTION OF A
RECORD SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON REQUESTING SUCH
RECORD AFTER DELETION OF THOSE PORTIONS WHICH MAY BE
WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE.
[(e) Any person denied the right to inspect any record
covered by this article may apply to the circuit court of
the county where the record is found for any order directing
the custodian of such record to show cause why he should not
permit the inspection of such record.]
[(f)] (E) If, in the opinion of the official
custodian of any public record WHICH IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED
TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE, disclosure of the
contents of said record would do substantial injury to the
public interest, [notwithstanding tie fact that said record
might otherwise be available to public inspection, he may
apply] THE OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN MAY TEMPORARILY DENY
DISCLOSURE PENDING A COURT DETERMINATION OF WHETHER
DISCLOSURE WOULD DO SUBSTANTIAL INJURY TO THE PUBLIC
INTEREST PROVIDED THAT, WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS OF THE
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