1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, a record of a Program participant's actual address and telephone number maintained by the Secretary of State or a State or local agency is not a public record within the meaning of § 4-101 of the General Provisions Article.

2. (b) The Secretary of State may not disclose a Program participant's actual address or telephone number or substitute address except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and:

   1. (1)

      1. (i) on request by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes; and
      2. (ii) as directed by a court order; or
   2. (2) on request by a State or local agency to verify a Program participant's participation in the Program or substitute address for use under § 7-308 of this subtitle.

3. (c) The Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate court of a Program participant's participation in the Program and of the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State if the Program participant:

   1. (1) is subject to a court order or an administrative order;
   2. (2) is involved in a court action or an administrative action; or
   3. (3) is a witness or a party in a civil or criminal proceeding.

Added by Acts 2014, c. 344, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2014, c. 345, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5; Acts 2018, c. 423, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019; Acts 2018, c. 424, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.