Ch. 311

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

ARTICLE 27, § 770 OF THE CODE, [the Commission] THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES shall notify the victim:

(1) IF A WARRANT OR SUBPOENA WAS ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION
FOR AN ALLEGED VIOLATION OF MANDATORY SUPERVISION;

[(1)](2) If an inmate released on mandatory supervision has been found
guilty OR NOT GUILTY of violating a condition of mandatory supervision; and

[(2)] (3) Of the punishment imposed for the violation.

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

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(a) A police record concerning a child is confidential and shall be maintained
separate from those of adults. Its contents may not be divulged, by subpoena or otherwise,
except by order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise provided in § 7-303
of the Education Article. This subsection does not prohibit access to and confidential use
of the record by the Department of Juvenile Justice or in the investigation and
prosecution of the child by any law enforcement agency.

(b) (1) A court record pertaining to a child is confidential and its contents may
not be divulged, by subpoena or otherwise, except by order of the court upon good cause
shown or as provided in § 7-303 of the Education Article.

(2) This subsection does not prohibit access to and the use of the court
record or fingerprints of a child described under the Criminal Justice Information System
subtitle of Article 27 of the Code in a proceeding in the court involving the child, by
personnel of the court, the State's Attorney, counsel for the child, a court-appointed
special advocate for the child, or authorized personnel of the Department of Juvenile
Justice, or, in a proceeding involving a child alleged to be in need of assistance, by
authorized personnel of the Social Services Administration and local departments of
social services of the Department of Human Resources in order to conduct a child abuse
or neglect investigation or to comply with requirements imposed under Title IV-E of the
Social Security Act,

(3) Information obtained from a juvenile court record by authorized
personnel of the Department of Human Resources under paragraph (2) of this subsection
is subject to the provisions of Article 88A, § 6 of the Code.

(4) (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, this
subsection does not prohibit access to and confidential use of the court record or
fingerprints of a child described under the Criminal Justice Information System subtitle
of Article 27 of the Code in an investigation and prosecution by a law enforcement
agency.

(ii) The court record or fingerprints of a child described under Article
27, §§ 747(a)(21) and 747A of the Code may not be disclosed to:

1. A federal criminal justice agency or information center; or

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