WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 524

(i) by the person in interest;

(ii) by the appointing authority of the individual;

(iii) after the death of the individual, by a beneficiary, personal
representative, or other person who satisfies the administrators of the retirement and
pension systems that the person has a valid claim to the benefits of the individual; and

(iv) by any law enforcement agency in order to obtain the home
address of a retired employee of the agency when contact with a retired employee is
documented to be necessary for official agency business.

(3)     A custodian shall permit inspection by the employees of a county unit
that, by county law, is required to audit the retirement records for current or former
employees of the county. However, the information obtained during the inspection is
confidential, and the county unit and its employees may not disclose any information that
would identify a person in interest.

(4)      On request, a custodian shall state whether the individual receives a
retirement or pension allowance.

(5)     A custodian shall permit release of information as provided in Article
73B, § 1-502 of the Code.

(6)      ON WRITTEN REQUEST, A CUSTODIAN SHALL PERMIT INSPECTION
OF A RETIREMENT RECORD FOR AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIAL OF THE
STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE;

(I) DISCLOSE THE AMOUNT OF THAT PART OF A RETIREMENT
ALLOWANCE THAT IS DERIVED FROM EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS AND THAT IS
GRANTED TO:

STATE;

SUBDIVISION; OR

1. A RETIRED ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIAL OF THE

2.        A RETIRED ELECTED OFFICIAL OF A POLITICAL

3.        A RETIRED APPOINTED OFFICIAL OF A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION WHO IS A MEMBER OF A SEPARATE SYSTEM FOR ELECTED OR
APPOINTED OFFICIALS; OR

(II) DISCLOSE THE BENEFIT FORMULA AND THE VARIABLES FOR
CALCULATING THE RETIREMENT ALLOWANCE OF;

1. A CURRENT ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIAL OF THE
STATE;

2. A CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIAL OF A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION; OR

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