1. A. If the Retirement Agency’s fee for responding to an applicant’s public record request exceeds $350 and the applicant considers it unreasonable, the applicant may file a complaint with the Public Information Act Compliance Board, and appeal from a decision of that Board, as stated in General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1A, and §4-362, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. B. The applicant may refer to the Public Access Ombudsman, as stated in General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1A, a dispute concerning any of the following issues:

   1. (1) The custodian’s application of an exemption from disclosure;
   2. (2) Redactions of information in the public record;
   3. (3) The failure of the custodian to produce a public record in a timely manner or to disclose all records relevant to the request;
   4. (4) Overly broad requests for public records;
   5. (5) The amount of time a custodian needs, given available staff and resources, to produce public records;
   6. (6) A request for or denial of a fee waiver; and
   7. (7) Repetitive or redundant requests from an applicant.

3. C. An applicant who is denied a requested public record or a requested copy, printout, or photograph of a public record may file a complaint with the circuit court for the county where:

   1. (1) The complainant resides or has a principal place of business; or
   2. (2) The public record is located.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §§4-101—4-601; State Personnel and Pensions Article, §§21-110, 21-123, 21-128, 21-504, and 30-208;
Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Effective January 1, 1996, all of Title 22 was repealed and completely new regulations adopted. Codification and organization of the title were also completely changed. Consequently, the administrative histories of the revised Title 22 do not reflect regulatory activity before January 1, 1996. Refer to the old version of Title 22 or contact the Maryland State Archives for assistance.

Regulation .05G amended effective April 26, 2004 (31:8 Md. R. 647)

Regulations .01—.16 repealed and new Regulations .01—.12 adopted effective February 11, 2019 (46:3 Md. R. 108)