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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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H.B. 297
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Assembly on or before a certain date; making this Act an emergency measure;
and generally relating to the inspection of public records.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - State Government
Section 10-618(a), 10-622, and 10-623
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1999 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - State Government
Section 10-618(j)
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
10-618.
(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, if a custodian believes that inspection of
a part of a public record by the applicant would be contrary to the public interest, the
custodian may deny inspection by the applicant of that part, as provided in this
section.
(J) A CUSTODIAN MAY DENY INSPECTION OF A PUBLIC RECORD THAT
CONTAINS INFORMATION DISCLOSING OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SECURITY IF THE
CUSTODIAN DETERMINES THAT INSPECTION OF THE INFORMATION WOULD
CONSTITUTE A RISK TO THE PUBLIC OR TO PUBLIC SECURITY
(1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A CUSTODIAN
MAY DENY INSPECTION OF:
(I) RESPONSE PROCEDURES OR PLANS PREPARED TO PREVENT OR
RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH WOULD REVEAL
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS, SPECIFIC TACTICS, SPECIFIC EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES, OR SPECIFIC SECURITY PROCEDURES:
(II) 1. BUILDING PLANS, BLUEPRINTS, SCHEMATIC DRAWINGS,
DIAGRAMS, OPERATIONAL MANUALS, OR OTHER RECORDS OF AIRPORTS AND OTHER
MASS TRANSIT FACILITIES, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE FACILITIES
OR STRUCTURES, BUILDINGS WHERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE STORED. ARENAS,
STADIUMS, AND WASTE AND WATER SYSTEMS, THE DISCLOSURE OF WHICH WOULD
REVEAL THE BUILDING'S OR STRUCTURE'S INTERNAL LAYOUT, SPECIFIC LOCATION,
LIFE, SAFETY, AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS, STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, SURVEILLANCE
TECHNIQUES, ALARM OR SECURITY SYSTEMS OR TECHNOLOGIES, OPERATIONAL
AND TRANSPORTATION PLANS OR PROTOCOLS, OR PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENTS; OR
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