- A. If the custodian decides to grant a written request for inspection, the custodian shall produce the record for inspection immediately or within a reasonable period, not to exceed 30 days from the date of the request when this period of time is needed to retrieve the information.
- B. If the custodian decides to deny the written request, the custodian shall do so within 30 days of the written request and immediately upon deciding to deny the request, notify the applicant of the denial.
- C. If a requested public record is not in the custody or control of the person to whom written application is made, that person shall, within 10 working days of the receipt of the request, so notify the applicant. If that person knows the name of the custodian of the record or the location or possible location of the record, this information shall also be given to the applicant.
- D. With the consent of the applicant, any time limit imposed by this regulation may be extended for an additional period not to exceed 30 days.
Authority: State Government Article, §§10-611—10-628, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: March 10, 1986 (13:5 Md. R. 547)
Chapter recodified from COMAR 14.11.06 to COMAR 32.01.02, October 2000
Regulation .01 amended effective January 21, 2002 (29:1 Md. R. 28)
Regulation .02B amended effective January 21, 2002 (29:1 Md. R. 28)
Regulation .04A amended effective January 21, 2002 (29:1 Md. R. 28)
Regulations .13—15 recodified to Regulations .14—.16 and new Regulation .13 adopted effective January 21, 2002 (29:1 Md. R. 28)