{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-351","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, General Provisions § 4–351","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, a custodian may deny inspection of:\n(1) records of investigations conducted by the Attorney General, a State’s Attorney, a municipal or county attorney, a police department, or a sheriff;\n(2) an investigatory file compiled for any other law enforcement, judicial, correctional, or prosecution purpose;\n(3) records that contain intelligence information or security procedures of the Attorney General, a State’s Attorney, a municipal or county attorney, a police department, a State or local correctional facility, or a sheriff; or\n(4) records, other than a record of a technical infraction, relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, a record of positive community feedback, and records relating to a disciplinary decision.\n(b) A custodian may deny inspection by a person in interest only to the extent that the inspection would:\n(1) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;\n(2) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;\n(3) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;\n(4) disclose the identity of a confidential source;\n(5) disclose an investigative technique or procedure;\n(6) prejudice an investigation; or\n(7) endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.\n(c) A custodian shall allow inspection of a record described in subsection (a)(4) of this section by:\n(1) the United States Attorney;\n(2) the Attorney General;\n(3) the State Prosecutor; or\n(4) the State’s Attorney for the jurisdiction relevant to the record.\n(d) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian:\n(1) shall redact the portions of a record described in subsection (a)(4) of this section to the extent that the record reflects:\n(i) medical information of the person in interest;\n(ii) personal contact information of the person in interest or a witness; or\n(iii) information relating to the family of the person in interest; and\n(2) may redact the portion of a record described in subsection (a)(4) of this section to the extent that the record reflects witness information other than personal contact information.\n(e) A custodian shall notify the person in interest of a record described in subsection (a)(4) of this section when the record is inspected, but may not disclose the identity of the requestor to the person in interest.","path":["Article - General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=ggp\u0026section=4-351","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:37Z","sha256":"8bdd6890b313e29137050e36f40b4d4852206587742941829b37b5e784b12bac","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-350","next":"us-md/md.-code-general-provisions-4-352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}