HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Defined term: "Director" § 2-1201
2-1221. CONFIDENTIALITY.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

INFORMATION THAT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DIVISION OF AUDITS
OBTAINS DURING AN AUDIT:

(1)  IS CONFIDENTIAL; AND

(2)  MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
OF THE DIVISION.

(B)  IDENTITY.

IF INFORMATION THAT AN EMPLOYEE OBTAINS DURING AN AUDIT ALSO
IS CONFIDENTIAL UNDER ANOTHER LAW, THE EMPLOYEE OR THE
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR MAY NOT INCLUDE IN A REPORT OR OTHERWISE USE
THE INFORMATION IN ANY MANNER THAT DISCLOSES THE IDENTITY OF ANY
PERSON WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from the first and second
sentences of former Art. 40, § 61B(c)(2).

Defined terms: "Includes";"including" § 1-101
"Person" § 1-101

2-1222. PENALTIES.

A PERSON IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION IS
SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $1,000 IF THE PERSON:

(1)  FAILS TO COMPLY PROMPTLY WITH PROCESS THAT THE
LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR ISSUES UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE;
OR

(2)  VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF § 2-1219(A) OR § 2-1221
OF THIS SUBTITLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Art. 40, §
61C(c) and the fourth sentence of § 61B(c)(2).

In item (2) of this section, the limited reference to
"§ 2-1219(a) or § 2-1221" is substituted for the
former reference to "the provisions of this section"
— i.e., former Art. 40, § 61B. The word "section",
in the fourth sentence of former Art. 40, § 61B(c)(2),
seemed to be an incorrect reference, since that
sentence, if applicable to all of the former section,
more likely would have appeared as the last provision
of that former section.