Md. Code Regs. 07.01.07.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 25, December 13, 2024

Section 07.01.07.02 - Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Act" means the Public Information Act, State Government Article, § 10-611 et seq., Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) "Administration" means any of the following administrations within the Department of Human Resources:

(a) Social Services Administration;

(b) Family Investment Administration;

(c) Child Support Enforcement Administration.

(3) "Custodian" means an authorized employee of the Department, an administration, or a local department having actual control and custody of a record.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Human Resources, its administrations, and the local departments.

(5) "Fugitive felon" means an individual who:

(a) Is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime that, under the law of the place the individual is fleeing, is a felony; or

(b) Is in violation of a condition of probation or parole.

(6) "Information" means any part of a record, in any form.

(7) License.

(a) "License" means formal written permission required by law to:

(i) Perform an act or provide a service; and

(ii) Be obtained from the Department.

(b) "License" includes terms used for similar forms including "registration".

(8) "Local department" means the local department of social services in a county or Baltimore City, and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

(9) "Official custodian" means the executive head of the Department, administration, or local department in which a record is located.

(10) "Record" means the original or any copy of documentary material, in any form that, in the transaction of public business, is made by, received by, or received from:

(a) The State;

(b) Any county or city of the State; or

(c) Any subdivision or agency of the State, or a county or city.

(11) "Requestor" means a person requesting disclosure of or access to a record.

(12) "State" means the State of Maryland.

Md. Code Regs. 07.01.07.02

Regulations .02, Access to Public Records, repealed effective October 28, 1991 (18:21 Md. R. 2306)
Regulations .02, Confidentiality of Records, adopted effective October 28, 1991 (18:21 Md. R. 2306)
Regulation .02B amended effective October 8, 2007 (34:20 Md. R. 1735)