Ch. 764

LAWS OF MARYLAND

in whole or in part; allowing a court, under certain
circumstances, to compel disclosure of specific news or

information that was obtained by certain persons for

specific purposes; prohibiting certain protections from

compelled disclosure from being waived under specific

circumstances; defining certain terms prohibiting certain
persons engaged in, connected with, or employed for a press
association, news agency, or wire service from being
compelled to disclose the source of certain news or
information under certain circumstances; and generally
relating to privileged communications.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 9-112

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 9-112
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

Preamble

WHEREAS, It is the intention of the General Assembly to
grant the news media an unqualified privilege not to reveal
sources of information, and a qualified privilege not to disclose
information, whether published or unpublished, transmitted or not
transmitted; and

WHEREAS, The General Assembly grants these privileges to the
news media to promote the overall freedom of this State's
gatherers and disseminators of information, to give the news
media a free and unfettered flow of information, to perpetuate
the necessarily confidential relationship between news gatherers
and their sources of information, and to protect the public
interest; now, therefore

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

[9-112.

A person engaged in, connected with, or employed on a
newspaper or journal or for any radio RADIO STATION or television

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