Md. Code Regs. 22.01.02.02

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 22.01.02.02 - Definitions

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

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Act" means the Public Information Act, General Provisions Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(2) 'Agency custodian" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-101(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(3) "Alternate payee" means a former spouse named in an eligible domestic relations order that the Retirement Agency has accepted for administration pursuant to a notice of administration issued in accordance with State Personnel and Pensions Article, § 21-502, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 22.01.03.04.

(4) "Applicant" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-101(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(5) "Compliance Board" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-101(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(6) "Copy" means any form of reproduction using a photocopying machine or other reproduction technology, including a paper copy, an electronic copy, a printout, or an image.

(7) "Executive Director" means the Executive Director of the Retirement Agency or the Executive Director's designated representative.

(8) "Indigent" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-206(a)(2), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(9) Investment Record.

(a) "Investment record" means any record, regardless of physical form or characteristic, with information about:

(i) A proposed purchase or program of purchases leading to a cumulative position in a security;

(ii) An existing position in a security;

(iii) The making, sale, or prepayment of a loan;

(iv) Any proposed sale or program of sales leading to the elimination of a position in a security; or

(v) The sale or purchase of real property or any interest therein.

(b) "Investment record" includes:

(i) Analyses, forecasts, and negotiations pertinent to the transactions described in §B(9)(a) of this regulation; and

(ii) Information compiled by the Board of Trustees for conducting the review of the performance, form, and contents of the annuity contracts offered under the Optional Retirement Program established under State Personnel and Pensions Article, § 30-201, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(10) "Metadata " has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-205(a), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(11) Person in Interest.

(a) "Person in interest" means:

(i) An individual who is the subject of a record;

(ii) The individual's representative who has been designated in writing by the individual who is the subject of a record; or

(iii) If the subject of the record has a legal disability, the parent or legal representative of the individual.

(b) "Person in interest" includes an alternate payee, to the extent a public record pertains to the benefits payable under an eligible domestic relations order as defined in COMAR 22.01.03.02B.

(12) "Public Access Ombudsman" means the official appointed under General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle IB, Annotated Code of Maryland, to resolve disputes under the Act.

(13) "Public record" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-101(j), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(14) "Reasonable fee" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, § 4-206(a)(3), Annotated Code of Maryland.

(15) "Retirement record" means any record, regardless of physical form or characteristics, indexed by a participant's name, participant's home address, Social Security number, or other identification number.

(16) "Working day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday, a State holiday, or a day or partial day when the Retirement Agency is closed to the public.

Md. Code Regs. 22.01.02.02

Regulation .02 adopted effective 46:3 Md. R. 106, eff. 2/11/2019