Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB727 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 727
8	8	L2, P3 4lr3349
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10	10	By: Senator Carter (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2024
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Motor Vehicle Administration Records – Access to Digital Photographic Images 2
19	19	and Signatures – Baltimore City Agencies 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to make certain records 4
22	22	available to certain agencies in Baltimore City; and generally relating to access to 5
23	23	Motor Vehicle Administration records by Baltimore City agencies. 6
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25	25	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
26	26	Article – Transportation 8
27	27	Section 12–111 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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31	31	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
32	32	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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34	34	Article – Transportation 14
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36	36	12–111. 15
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38	38	(A) IN THIS SECTION , “CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY ” INCLUDES THE 16
39	39	BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 17
40	40	AND ANY OTHER AGENCY DESIGNATED BY THE MAYOR OF BALTIMORE CITY TO 18
41	41	ENFORCE THE STATE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND LITTER CONTROL L AW UNDER § 19
42	42	10–110 OF THE CRIMINAL LAW ARTICLE. 20
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44	44	[(a)] (B) The Administration shall keep a record of each application or other 21
45	45	document filed with it and each certificate or other official document that it issues. 22
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47	47	[(b)] (C) (1) Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, and except 23 2 SENATE BILL 727
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50	50	as otherwise provided by law, all records of the Administration are public records and open 1
51	51	to public inspection during office hours. 2
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53	53	(2) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Administrator may 3
54	54	classify as confidential and not open to public inspection any record or record entry: 4
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56	56	(i) That is over 5 years old; or 5
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58	58	(ii) That relates to any happening that occurred over 5 years earlier. 6
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60	60	(3) Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, a record or record 7
61	61	entry of any age shall be open to inspection by authorized representatives of any federal, 8
62	62	State, or local governmental agency. 9
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64	64	(4) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administrator may not 10
65	65	open to public inspection any record or record entry that is: 11
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67	67	(i) All or part of a licensed driver’s public driving record; and 12
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69	69	(ii) Over 3 years old. 13
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71	71	(5) Subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, the Administration may not 14
72	72	permit public inspection of a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or 15
73	73	the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration. 16
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75	75	(6) The Administration may make a digital photographic image or 17
76	76	signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration 18
77	77	available to: 19
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79	79	(i) The courts; 20
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81	81	(ii) Criminal justice agencies; 21
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83	83	(iii) Driver license authorities; 22
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85	85	(iv) The individual; 23
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87	87	(v) The individual’s attorney; 24
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89	89	(vi) Third parties designated by the individual; and 25
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91	91	(vii) The Child Support Administration. 26
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93	93	[(c)] (D) Except for records required by law to be kept in their original or other 27
94	94	specified form, the Administrator may order any record of the Administration to be kept on 28
95	95	microfilm or in other microform, and the original destroyed. 29
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99	99	[(d)] (E) Except for records required by law to be kept longer, the Administrator 1
100	100	may destroy any record of the Administration that it has kept for 3 years or more and that 2
101	101	the Administrator considers obsolete and unnecessary to the work of the Administration. 3
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103	103	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER EN ACTED, That this Act shall take effect 4
104	104	October 1, 2024. 5
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