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Ch. 403
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Article - State Government
Section 10-613, 10-614, 10-618(a), 10-621, 10-623, and 10-626
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting without amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 10-618(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - State Government
10-613.
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a custodian shall permit a
person or governmental unit to inspect any public record at any reasonable time.
(2) INSPECTION OR COPYING OF A PUBLIC RECORD MAY BE DENIED
ONLY TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED UNDER THIS PART III OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(b) To protect public records and to prevent unnecessary interference with
official business, each official custodian shall adopt reasonable rules or regulations
that, subject to this Part III of this subtitle, govern timely production and inspection
of a public record.
(C) EACH OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER TO:
(1) DESIGNATE SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE
GOVERNMENTAL UNIT THAT ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY APPLICANT
IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST; AND
(2) MAINTAIN A CURRENT LIST OF THE TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS
THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS AVAILABLE TO ANY APPLICANT IMMEDIATELY
UPON REQUEST.
10-614.
(a) (1) [A] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
A person or governmental unit that wishes to inspect a public record shall submit a
written application to the custodian.
(2) A PERSON OR GOVERNMENTAL UNIT NEED NOT SUBMIT A WRITTEN
APPLICATION TO THE CUSTODIAN IF:
(I) THE PERSON OR GOVERNMENTAL UNIT SEEKS TO INSPECT A
PUBLIC RECORD OF A TYPE LISTED BY AN OFFICIAL CUSTODIAN IN ACCORDANCE
WITH § 10-613(C)(2) OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR
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