If a requested record has been destroyed or lost, the custodian to whom the request is made shall notify the requester of this fact as soon as possible and within 30 days of receipt of the request. The custodian shall explain in the response the reasons why the record cannot be produced.

Authority: Education Article, § 11-105(s);
State Government Article, § 10-613(b); Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 11, 1993 (20:20 Md. R. 1573)