1. A. If the custodian denies a request to inspect or copy a public record of the Office, the applicant may file an action for judicial enforcement under General Provisions Article, §4-362, Annotated Code of Maryland, without pursuing the remedies set forth in §§B and C of this regulation.
2. B. If the custodian charges a fee of more than $350 under Regulation .15 of this chapter, the applicant may, within 90 days after the date the fee is imposed, file a written complaint with the Board under General Provisions Article, §4-1A-05(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.
3. C. The applicant and the custodian each may contact the Public Access Ombudsman to resolve, under General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1B, Annotated Code of Maryland, a dispute relating to requests for public records.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §§4-101—4-103, 4-201—4-362, and 4-503;
State Government Article, §9-1604; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 16, 1991 (18:18 Md. R. 2009)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 672)

Regulation .11B amended as an emergency provision effective July 8, 1993 (20:15 Md. R. 1219); amended permanently effective January 7, 1994 (20:25 Md. R. 1950)

Regulation .13A amended effective January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 35); May 6, 1996 (23:9 Md. R. 672)

Regulations .01—.15 repealed and new Regulations .01—.16 adopted effective April 11, 2016 (43:7 Md. R. 452)

Regulation .03B amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)

Regulation .09B amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)

Regulation .14 amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)

Regulation .15 amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)

Regulation .16 amended effective January 10, 2020 (46:26 Md. R. 1168)