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SENATE BILL 643
L2 (4lr3342)
ENROLLED BILL
— Judicial Proceedings/Health and Government Operations —
Introduced by Senator Carter (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval thi s
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
CHAPTER ______
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 requiring a custodian to allow inspection of certain 6
surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City altering a requirement that 7
a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in 8
Baltimore City to allow inspection by certain employees or agents of Baltimore City; 9
authorizing the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development 10
to publicly disseminate a surveillance image under certain circumstances; and 11
generally relating to the inspection of surveillance images of illegal dumping in 12
Baltimore City. 13
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14 2 SENATE BILL 643
Article – General Provisions 1
Section 4–322 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 4
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 6
Article – General Provisions 7
[4–322. 8
(a) In this section, “surveillance image” has the meaning stated in § 10–112 of the 9
Criminal Law Article. 10
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian of a 11
surveillance image shall deny inspection of the surveillance image. 12
(c) A custodian shall allow inspection of a surveillance image: 13
(1) as required in § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article; 14
(2) (1) by any person issued a citation under § 10–112 of the Criminal 15
Law Article, or by an attorney of record for the person; OR or 16
(3) BY AN EMPLOYEE OR AG ENT OF THE BALTIMORE CITY 17
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN AN INV ESTIGATION 18
OR A PROCEEDING UNDE R § 10–112 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; OR 19
(3) (4) (2) by an employee or agent of the Baltimore City Department of 20
Public Works HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT in an investigation or a 21
proceeding relating to the imposition of or indemnification from civil liability under § 22
10–112 of the Criminal Law Article.] 23
(D) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE 24
BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAY 25
PUBLICLY DISSEMINATE A SURVEILLANCE IMAGE AS PART OF AN INVEST IGATION. 26
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27
October 1, 2024. 28