Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Subtitle 02 - STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT COMPLIANCE BOARD
Chapter 14.02.01 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 14.02.01.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 14.02.01.01
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Act" means the Maryland Public
Information Act, General Provisions Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(2) "Applicant" has the
meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
4-101(b),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
"Board" means the State Public Information Act Compliance Board, as described
in General Provisions Article, §
4-1A-02, Annotated
Code of Maryland.
(4) "Custodian"
has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
4-101(d),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(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) "Dispute"
has the meaning stated in COMAR
14.37.01.01B.
(7) "Exemption" has the meaning
stated in COMAR
14.37.01.01B.
(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) "Inmate" means an individual who:
(a) Is confined in a correctional or other
detention facility pursuant to a court order in a criminal or juvenile
delinquency case; and
(b) Has no
direct access to the U.S. Postal Service or the ability to submit a complaint
or other information electronically.
(10) "Official custodian" has the meaning
stated in General Provisions Article, §
4-101(f),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(11)
"Ombudsman " means the Public Access Ombudsman, as described in General
Provisions, § 4-1B-03, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(12) "Public record" has the meaning stated
in General Provisions Article, §
4-101(k),
Annotated Code of Maryland.
(13)
"Sociological information" means any of the following information concerning a
person that may be contained in a record of the Board:
(a) Social security number;
(b) Personal address;
(c) Personal phone number;
(d) Personal email address; and
(e) Date of birth.
(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.
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