EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 643
L2 4lr3342
By: Senator Carter (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
Introduced and read first time: January 29, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Information Act – Surveillance Images – Illegal Dumping in Baltimore 2
City 3
FOR the purpose of repealing a certain provision of law requiring a custodian to deny 4
inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City except 5
under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the inspection of surveillance 6
images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City. 7
BY repealing 8
Article – General Provisions 9
Section 4–322 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – General Provisions 15
[4–322. 16
(a) In this section, “surveillance image” has the meaning stated in § 10–112 of the 17
Criminal Law Article. 18
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian of a 19
surveillance image shall deny inspection of the surveillance image. 20
(c) A custodian shall allow inspection of a surveillance image: 21
(1) as required in § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 22 2 SENATE BILL 643
(2) by any person issued a citation under § 10–112 of the Criminal Law 1
Article, or by an attorney of record for the person; or 2
(3) by an employee or agent of the Baltimore City Department of Public 3
Works in an investigation or a proceeding relating to the imposition of or indemnification 4
from civil liability under § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article.] 5
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2024. 7