Ch. 269                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(ii) the rules or regulations of the official custodian permit the
inspection.

(4)     Except as otherwise provided by this subsection or other law, a
custodian shall permit inspection by the person in interest.

(5)     A custodian who sells lists of licensees shall omit from the lists the
name of any licensee, on written request of the licensee.

(i) A custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that
contains information, generated by the bid analysis management system, concerning
an investigation based on a transportation contractor's suspected collusive or
anticompetitive activity submitted to the Department by:

(1)     the United States Department of Transportation; or

(2)     another state.

(j) (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection, a custodian
shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about
the application and commission of a person as a notary public.

gives:

(2)     A custodian shall permit inspection of the part of a public record that

(i) the name of the notary public;

(ii) the home address of the notary public;

(iii) the home and business telephone numbers of the notary public;

(iv) the issue and expiration dates of the notary public's
commission;

(v) the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or

(vi) the signature of the notary public.

(3)     A custodian may permit inspection of other information about a
notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.

(4)     A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any
other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could:

(i) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;

(ii) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial

adjudication;

(iii) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(iv) disclose the identity of a confidential source;
(v) disclose an investigative technique or procedure;

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