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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. § 4-308

Known as the Public Information Act

The act spans §§ 4–4 (88 sections).

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian shall prohibit inspection, use, or disclosure of a circulation record of a public library or any other item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that:

(1) is maintained by a library;

(2) contains an individual’s name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and

(3) identifies the use a patron makes of that library’s materials, services, or facilities.

(b) A custodian shall allow inspection, use, or disclosure of a circulation record of a public library only:

(1) in connection with the library’s ordinary business; and

(2) for the purposes for which the record was created.

Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.