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Ch. 3
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(2) WHETHER THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE OR
NEGLECT PENDING AGAINST EITHER PARENT.
(E) USE OF INFORMATION BY BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT;
LIABILITY FOR UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE.
(1) THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR
THE UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF A REPORT OR RECORD UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF
THIS SECTION.
(2) WITHIN 180 DAYS AFTER THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT RECEIVES A REPORT OR RECORD UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION, THE BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES DETAILING THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH
THE RECORD WAS USED.
(F) PENALTY.
A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND
ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 90 DAYS OR A FINE
NOT EXCEEDING $500 OR BOTH.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 88A, § 6(b), (c), (f), and (g).
Subsection (a) of this section is revised in standard language used to state
a prohibition.
In subsection (a) of this section, the former clause "all records and reports
concerning child abuse or neglect are confidential" is deleted as implicit in
the prohibition that "a person may not disclose a record or report
concerning child abuse or neglect".
In subsection (c)(1)(i) of this section, the reference to "the Social Services
Administration or a local department of social services" is substituted for
the former reference to "local or State departments of social services" for
consistency with terminology used elsewhere in this article.
In subsection (c)(1)(iv) of this section, the reference to the "alleged abuser
or neglector" is substituted for the former reference to "the alleged child
abuser or the person who is suspected of child neglect" for brevity and
consistency with § 1-203 of this subtitle.
Subsection (0 of this section is revised in standard language used to state
a penalty.
In subsection (f) of this section, the reference to a person being subject to a
certain penalty "on conviction" is added to state expressly that which only
was implied in the former law, and for consistency with other penalty
provisions in this and other revised articles of the Code.
Also in subsection (f) of this section, the former reference to the penalty
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