WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 318

to provide certain notices to certain persons concerning child abuse and neglect
investigations; providing for certain administrative hearings concerning certain
findings in child abuse and neglect investigations under certain circumstances;
providing certain procedures for hearings involving child abuse and neglect
investigations; requiring a certain review under certain circumstances; providing for
the review of certain reports and records by certain persons under certain
circumstances; allowing certain reports and records to be disclosed to certain
persons under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures for certain
persons to request a certain review by an administrative law judge of certain child
abuse and neglect reports and records for certain purposes; providing for the
correction of certain findings under certain circumstances; requiring that certain
regulations be adopted in a certain manner; defining certain terms; making a
stylistic change; providing for a certain contingency; and generally relating to records
and reports of child abuse and neglect and adult protective services.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments-
Article 88A - Social Services Administration
Section 6

Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Family Law

Section 5-701(c-1) and 14-310

Section 5-706.1 and 5-706.2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Family Law
Section 5-701, 5-707(a), and 5-715
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Replacement Volume and 1992 Supplement)

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

Article—Family Law

5-701.

(C-1) (1) "CENTRAL REGISTRY" MEANS ANY FILE, DATABASE, RECORD, OR
OTHER INFORMATION SOURCE THAT:

(I) IS MADE OR KEPT BY A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OR THE
DEPARTMENT; AND

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