1. A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Act” means the Maryland Public Information Act, General Provisions Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   2. (2) “Applicant” has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §4-101(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.
   3. (3) “Board” means the State Public Information Act Compliance Board, as described in General Provisions Article, §4-1A-02, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   4. (4) “Custodian” has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §4-101(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.
   5. (5) “Designated representative” means an attorney, an employee organization representative, or any other individual authorized in writing by a party to represent the party.
   6. (6) “Dispute” has the meaning stated in COMAR 14.37.01.01B.
   7. (7) “Exemption” has the meaning stated in COMAR 14.37.01.01B.
   8. (8) “Final Determination” means the written document issued by the Public Access Ombudsman pursuant to General Provisions Article, §4-1B-04(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, stating that a specific dispute has been resolved or partially resolved or not been resolved.

   9. (9) “Inmate” means an individual who:

      1. (a) Is confined in a correctional or other detention facility pursuant to a court order in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case; and
      2. (b) Has no direct access to the U.S. Postal Service or the ability to submit a complaint or other information electronically.
   10. (10) “Official custodian” has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §4-101(f), Annotated Code of Maryland.
   11. (11) “Ombudsman” means the Public Access Ombudsman, as described in General Provisions, §4-1B-03, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   12. (12) “Public record” has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §4-101(k), Annotated Code of Maryland.

   13. (13) “Sociological information” means any of the following information concerning a person that may be contained in a record of the Board:

       1. (a) Social security number;
       2. (b) Personal address;
       3. (c) Personal phone number;
       4. (d) Personal email address; and
       5. (e) Date of birth.
   14. (14) “Unreasonable fee” means a fee that does not bear a reasonable relationship to the recovery of actual costs incurred by a governmental unit responding to a request for a public record.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §4-1A-04, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 641)