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(ii)    the Director;

(iii)   the unit or body that is the subject of the report; and

(iv)    the Legislative Auditor.
2-1221.

(a)     Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, information that an
employee of the Office of Legislative Audits obtains during an audit OR REVIEW:

(1)     is confidential; and

(2)     may not be disclosed except to another employee of the Office.

(b)     The Legislative Auditor may authorize the disclosure of information obtained
during an audit OR REVIEW only to the following:

(1)     another employee of the Department, with the approval of the Director;
[or]

(2)     federal, State, or local officials, or their auditors, who provide evidence
to the Legislative Auditor that they are performing investigations, studies, or audits
related to that same audit and who provide justification for the specific information
requested; OR

(3)     THE JOINT BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, IF NECESSARY TO
ASSIST THE COMMITTEE IN REVIEWING A REPORT ISSUED BY THE LEGISLATIVE
AUDITOR.

(c)     If information that an employee obtains during an audit also is confidential
under another law, the employee or the Legislative Auditor may not include in a report or
otherwise use the information in any manner that discloses the identity of any person who
is the subject of the confidential information.

2-1222.

A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not
exceeding $1,000 if the person:

(1)     fails to comply promptly with process that the Legislative Auditor issues
under this Part III of this subtitle; or

(2)     violates any provision of § 2-1219(a) or § 2-1221 of this subtitle.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1996.

May 23, 1996

The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
State House
Annapolis MD 21401

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