Ch. 339 1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

10-627.

(a) A person may not:

(1) willfully or knowingly violate any provision of this Part III of this

subtitle;

(2) fail to petition a court after temporarily denying inspection of a public

record; or

(3) by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gain access to or obtain a copy of a
personal record whose disclosure to the person is prohibited by this Part III of this
subtitle.

(b) A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Article - Transportation

12-111.

(a) The Administration shall keep a record of each application or other document
filed with it and each certificate or other official document that it issues.

(b) (1) [Except] SUBJECT TO § 10-616(N) OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE, AND EXCEPT as otherwise provided by law, all records of the Administration
are public records and open to public inspection during office hours.

(2) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, [in his discretion,] the
Administrator may classify as confidential and not open to public inspection any record or
record entry:

(i) That is over 5 years old; or

(ii) That relates to any happening that occurred over 5 years earlier.

(3) [Any] SUBJECT TO § 10-616(N) OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT
ARTICLE, A record or record entry of any age shall be open to inspection by authorized
representatives of any federal, State, or local governmental agency.

(4) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administrator may not
open to public inspection any record or record entry that is:

(i) All or part of a licensed driver's public driving record; and

(ii) Over 3 years old.

(5) Subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, the Administration may not
permit public inspection of a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or
the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration.

(6) The Administration may make a digital photographic image or signature
of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration
available to:

- 2418 -