A custodian receiving an application to inspect or copy a public record under that custodian's control:

1. A. Shall grant or deny the request within 30 days of receipt of the application;

2. B. Unless prohibited by law, may:

   1. (1) Notify a person in interest adversely affected by disclosure of a public record that an application to inspect or copy a public record related to the person in interest has been made; and
   2. (2) Consider the views of the person in interest before granting a request to inspect or copy that public record; and
3. C. With the consent of the applicant, may extend time limits imposed by this regulation up to 30 days.

Authority: State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 6; Correctional Services Article, §2-109; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 13, 1979 (6:14 Md. R. 1208)

Chapter revised effective August 13, 1984 (11:16 Md. R. 1393)

Regulation .13A amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151)

Chapter revised effective January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1863)

Annotation: This chapter of regulations pertaining to the entire Department replaced individual chapters adopted by agencies within the department. These chapters, which were repealed, appeared at COMAR 12.04.02, 12.06.11, 12.07.02, 12.09.02, 12.10.02, 12.12.01, 12.13.01, 12.14.02, and 12.15.01.