WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 204
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Chapter 204
(Senate Bill 643)
AN ACT concerning
Public Information Act – Surveillance Images – Illegal Dumping in Baltimore
City
FOR the purpose of repealing a certain provision of law requiring a custodian to deny
inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City except
under certain circumstances requiring a custodian to allow inspection of certain
surveillance images of illegal dumping in Baltimore City altering a requirement that
a custodian deny inspection of certain surveillance images of illegal dumping in
Baltimore City to allow inspection by certain employees or agents of Baltimore City;
authorizing the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development
to publicly disseminate a surveillance image under certain circumstances; and
generally relating to the inspection of surveillance images of illegal dumping in
Baltimore City.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – General Provisions
Section 4–322
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – General Provisions
[4–322.
(a) In this section, “surveillance image” has the meaning stated in § 10–112 of the
Criminal Law Article.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a custodian of a
surveillance image shall deny inspection of the surveillance image.
(c) A custodian shall allow inspection of a surveillance image:
(1) as required in § 10–112 of the Criminal Law Article;
(2) (1) by any person issued a citation under § 10–112 of the Criminal
Law Article, or by an attorney of record for the person; OR or
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(3) BY AN EMPLOYEE OR AG ENT OF THE BALTIMORE CITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN AN INV ESTIGATION
OR A PROCEEDING UNDE R § 10–112 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE; OR
(3) (4) (2) by an employee or agent of the Baltimore City Department of
Public Works HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT in an investigation or a
proceeding relating to the imposition of or indemnification from civil liability under §
10–112 of the Criminal Law Article.]
(D) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , THE
BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MAY
PUBLICLY DISSEMINATE A SURVEILLANCE IMAGE AS PART OF AN INVEST IGATION.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024.