HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                         1587

The State [or], A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR a unit of the
State OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION may keep only the information
about a person that:

(1) is needed by the State, THE POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION, or the unit to accomplish a governmental purpose
that is authorized or required to be accomplished under:

(i) a statute or other legislative mandate;

(ii) an executive order of the Governor;

(III) AN EXECUTIVE ORDER OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OF A LOCAL JURISDICTION; or

[(iii)] (IV) a judicial rule; and

(2) is relevant to accomplishment of the purpose.
10-611.

(a) In this Part III of this subtitle the following words
have the meanings indicated.

(b) "Applicant" means a person or governmental unit that
asks to inspect a public record.

(c) "Custodian" means:

(1) the official custodian; or

(2) any other authorized individual who has physical
custody and control of a public record.

(d) "Official custodian" means [a State] AN officer or
[State] employee OF THE STATE OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION who,
whether or not the officer or employee has physical custody and
control of a public record, is responsible for keeping the public
record.

(e) "Person in interest" means:

(1) a person or governmental unit that is the subject
of a public record or a designee of the person or governmental
unit; or

(2) if the person has a legal disability, the parent
or legal representative of the person.

(f) (1) "Public record" means the original or any copy of
any documentary material that:

(i) is made by a unit or instrumentality of the
State government OR OF A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION or received by the