Ch. 338

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) "Custodian" means:

(1) the official custodian; or

(2) any other authorized individual who has physical custody and control of
a public record.

(d) "Official custodian" means an officer or employee of the State or of a political
subdivision who, whether or not the officer or employee has physical custody and control
of a public record, is responsible for keeping the public record.

(e) "Person in interest" means:

(1) a person or governmental unit that is the subject of a public record or a
designee of the person or governmental unit;

(2) if the person has a legal disability, the parent or legal representative of
the person; or

(3) as to requests for correction of certificates of death under § 5-310(d)(2)
of the Health - General Article, the spouse, adult child, parent, adult sibling,
grandparent, or guardian of the person of the deceased at the time of the deceased's
death.

(F) (1) "PERSONAL INFORMATION" MEANS INFORMATION THAT
IDENTIFIES AN INDIVIDUAL INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL'S ADDRESS, DRIVER'S
LICENSE NUMBER OR ANY OTHER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, MEDICAL OR
DISABILITY INFORMATION, NAME, PHOTOGRAPH OR COMPUTER GENERATED
IMAGE, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, OR TELEPHONE NUMBER.

(2) "PERSONAL INFORMATION" DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL'S
DRIVER'S STATUS, DRIVING OFFENSES, 5-DIGIT ZIP CODE, OR INFORMATION ON
VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS.

[(f)] (G) (1) "Public record" means the original or any copy of any documentary
material that:

(i) is made by a unit or instrumentality of the State government or of
a political subdivision or received by the unit or instrumentality in connection with the
transaction of public business; and

(ii)

is in	any form, including:
1.	a card;
2.	a computerized record;
3.	correspondence;
4.	a drawing;
5.	film or microfilm;
6.	a form;

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