1. (a)

   1. (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

   2. (2) “Victim” means:

      1. (i) a victim of domestic violence, as defined under § 4-701 of the Family Law Article;
      2. (ii) a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article; or
      3. (iii) a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Law Article, except for a violation of § 3-607 of the Criminal Law Article where the victim is an adult.

   3. (3)

      1. (i) “Victim's representative” has the meaning stated in § 11-104 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
      2. (ii) “Victim's representative” does not include a person acting in concert with a person alleged to have committed the crime against the victim.

2. (b)

   1. (1) This section does not apply to a public record that has been entered into evidence in a court proceeding.

   2. (2) This section may not be construed to:

      1. (i) create a right of civil action for a victim or victim's representative; or
      2. (ii) affect the discovery or evidentiary rights of a party to a civil suit or criminal prosecution.

3. (c) Subject to subsections (d) and (e) of this section, before granting inspection of the part of a 9-1-1 communications record that depicts a victim, a custodian shall:

   1. (1) within 30 days after receiving the request and if the custodian has contact information for the victim or victim's representative, notify the victim or victim's representative of the request;
   2. (2) allow 10 days for a response from the victim or victim's representative indicating that inspection may be contrary to the public interest; and
   3. (3) consider any response received under item (2) of this subsection in determining whether to grant or deny the inspection.
4. (d) A custodian may redact the information described under subsection (c) of this section if a failure to do so would result in a constructive denial of the entire public record.
5. (e) A custodian shall allow inspection by the person in interest.

Added by Acts 2019, c. 297, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.