Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1533 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1533
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1533
8	8	L2, P3 5lr3580
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10	10	By: Delegate Wells (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 24, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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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 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 the Special Investigations Unit of the Baltimore City Department of 5
23	23	Housing and Community Development or its successor; and generally relating to 6
24	24	access to Motor Vehicle Administration records by Baltimore City agencies. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Transportation 9
28	28	Section 12–111 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Transportation 15
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37	37	12–111. 16
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39	39	(a) IN THIS SECTION , “CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGE NCY” INCLUDES THE 17
40	40	SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT OF THE BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF 18
41	41	HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR ITS SU CCESSOR. 19
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43	43	(B) The Administration shall keep a record of each application or other document 20
44	44	filed with it and each certificate or other official document that it issues. 21
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46	46	[(b)] (C) (1) Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, and except 22
47	47	as otherwise provided by law, all records of the Administration are public records and open 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1533
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50	50	to public inspection during office hours. 1
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52	52	(2) Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Administrator may 2
53	53	classify as confidential and not open to public inspection any record or record entry: 3
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55	55	(i) That is over 5 years old; or 4
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57	57	(ii) That relates to any happening that occurred over 5 years earlier. 5
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59	59	(3) Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, a record or record 6
60	60	entry of any age shall be open to inspection by authorized representatives of any federal, 7
61	61	State, or local governmental agency. 8
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63	63	(4) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administrator may not 9
64	64	open to public inspection any record or record entry that is: 10
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66	66	(i) All or part of a licensed driver’s public driving record; and 11
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68	68	(ii) Over 3 years old. 12
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70	70	(5) Subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, the Administration may not 13
71	71	permit public inspection of a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or 14
72	72	the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration. 15
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74	74	(6) The Administration may make a digital photographic image or 16
75	75	signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration 17
76	76	available to: 18
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78	78	(i) The courts; 19
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80	80	(ii) Criminal justice agencies; 20
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82	82	(iii) Driver license authorities; 21
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84	84	(iv) The individual; 22
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86	86	(v) The individual’s attorney; 23
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88	88	(vi) Third parties designated by the individual; and 24
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90	90	(vii) The Child Support Administration. 25
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92	92	[(c)] (D) Except for records required by law to be kept in their original or other 26
93	93	specified form, the Administrator may order any record of the Administration to be kept on 27
94	94	microfilm or in other microform, and the original destroyed. 28
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96	96	[(d)] (E) Except for records required by law to be kept longer, the Administrator 29 HOUSE BILL 1533 3
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99	99	may destroy any record of the Administration that it has kept for 3 years or more and that 1
100	100	the Administrator considers obsolete and unnecessary to the work of the Administration. 2
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102	102	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
103	103	October 1, 2025. 4
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