HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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[(2)] (3) "Official records" means the records
pertaining to completed actions or transactions which the groups,
agencies or organizations, enumerated in [(1)] PARAGRAPH (2) of
this [section] SUBSECTION, are required by statute to keep and
maintain, or reports paid for by public funds.

[(3)] (4) "Executive meeting" or "closed meeting"
means a meeting from which the public is excluded.

[(4)] (5) "Open meeting" or "public meeting" means a
meeting at which the public may be present.

[(5)] (6) "Public body" means any of the groups,
agencies or organizations enumerated in [subparagraph (1)]
PARAGRAPH (2) of this [section] SUBSECTION.

(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, all
Charles County official records shall be open to inspection and
copying by any citizens having a personal or legal interest in
specified records during the regular office hours of the
custodian of the records. Access to the records shall not be
denied to any citizen nor to representatives of newspapers and
representatives of radio and television stations. The following
records are excluded from the provisions of this [subtitle]
TITLE:

(1) Memoranda, correspondence, evidence and

complaints related to criminal investigations, and reports
submitted to the State Police in confidence[.];

(2) Income tax returns, medical and mental records,

scholastic records, welfare records, adoption records,

illegitimate births and personnel records[.];

(3) Memoranda, working papers and correspondence held
by the office of the chief executive officer of Charles County or
any political subdivision of Charles County[.];

(4) Memoranda, working papers and records compiled
specifically for use in litigation and material furnished in
confidence to the offices specified in [(3).] ITEM (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION; AND

(5) Memoranda, working papers, and records held by
central committees of political parties.

(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or as
provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this section, all meetings
shall be public meetings. Information as to the time and place of
each meeting shall be furnished to any citizen who requests the
information.

(e) Executive or closed meetings may be held only for the
following purposes: