1. (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
2. (b) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

3. (c) “Legal material” means, whether or not in effect, the following:

   1. (1) the Maryland Constitution;
   2. (2) the Session Laws;
   3. (3) the Code of Maryland;
   4. (4) the Maryland Rules;
   5. (5) the Journal of the Senate of Maryland;
   6. (6) the Journal of the House of Delegates of Maryland;

   7. (7) a reported decision of:

      1. (i) the Supreme Court of Maryland; or
      2. (ii) the Appellate Court of Maryland;
   8. (8) an opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General;
   9. (9) the Code of Maryland Regulations;
   10. (10) a final decision in a contested case issued by a unit of State government under the Administrative Procedure Act; or
   11. (11) the Maryland Register.

4. (d) “Official publisher” means:

   1. (1) for the Maryland Constitution, the Department of Legislative Services;
   2. (2) for the Session Laws, the Department of Legislative Services;
   3. (3) for the Code of Maryland, the Department of Legislative Services;
   4. (4) for the Maryland Rules, the Supreme Court of Maryland;
   5. (5) for the Journal of the Senate of Maryland, the Department of Legislative Services;
   6. (6) for the Journal of the House of Delegates of Maryland, the Department of Legislative Services;
   7. (7) for a reported decision of a court listed in subsection (c)(7) of this section, the Supreme Court of Maryland;
   8. (8) for an opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Attorney General;
   9. (9) for the Code of Maryland Regulations, the Division of State Documents;
   10. (10) for a final decision in a contested case, the unit of State government that issued the decision; or
   11. (11) for the Maryland Register, the Division of State Documents.
5. (e) “Publish” means to display, present, or release to the public, or cause to be displayed, presented, or released to the public, by the official publisher.
6. (f) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
7. (g) “Unit” means an executive agency, a department, a board, a commission, or any other instrumentality of the State.

Added by Acts 2017, c. 553, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 554, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 49, § 6.