These regulations set out the procedures for the filing of requests with any of the agencies, boards, commissions, councils, corporations, authorities, trusts, and divisions within the Department of Housing and Community Development for the inspection or copying of records under State Government Article, §§10-611—10-630, Annotated Code of Maryland. It is the policy of the Department to facilitate public access to the records of the Department, when this access is allowed by law, by minimizing costs and time delays to persons requesting information. In accordance with this policy, the Department will provide for the free flow of information to the public, whenever possible, without recourse to the procedures set forth in this chapter.

Authority: State Government Article, §§10-613 and 10-621, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 7, 1982 (8:26 Md. R. 2105)

Regulations .01, .07, .11, .12D, .13, .14, and .15 amended and .09

repealed effective June 18, 1984 (11:12 Md. R. 1062)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 05.04.03 to COMAR 05.01.02

Regulation .01 amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .02 amended effective April 5, 1999 (26:7 Md. R. 536)

Regulation .02D amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .04 amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .07B amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .10 repealed effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .12A amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .14A amended effective November 14, 1988 (15:23 Md. R. 2656)

Regulation .14A, D amended effective December 24, 2012 (39:25 Md. R. 1610)