{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-317","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, General Provisions § 4–317","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to § 8–704.1 of the Natural Resources Article and subsection (b) of this section, a custodian may not knowingly disclose a public record of the Department of Natural Resources containing personal information about the owner of a registered vessel.\n(b) A custodian shall disclose personal information about the owner of a registered vessel for use in the normal course of business activity by a financial institution, as defined in § 1–101(i) of the Financial Institutions Article, its agents, employees, or contractors, but only:\n(1) to verify the accuracy of personal information submitted by the individual to that financial institution; and\n(2) if the information submitted is not accurate, to obtain correct information only for the purpose of:\n(i) preventing fraud by the individual;\n(ii) pursuing legal remedies against the individual; or\n(iii) recovering on a debt or security interest against the individual.","path":["Article - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ggp\u0026section=4-317","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:37Z","sha256":"823a42ab43da081dea0a48f8f798cf447f00b7ce5541610d4a3a148e0396ab37","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-316","next":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-318"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}