Section 2-308 - Dissemination of information(a)(1) Any information, records, or statistics collected under this subtitle shall be available for use by any agency or unit required to provide information to the Department.(2) By rule, the Secretary may establish conditions for the use or availability of the information described in paragraph (1) of this subsection as necessary: (i) to preserve the information;(ii) to protect any confidential information; or(iii) because of a pending prosecution.(b)(1) The Department:(i) shall periodically publish statistics on the incidence of crime in the State; and(ii) at least monthly shall publish statistics about the occurrence and cause of all motor vehicle accidents in the State.(2) A statistical report on the incidence of crime published under this subsection may not name or otherwise identify a particular known or suspected offender.(3) The Department shall distribute the reports required by this subsection to:(i) each agency or unit that contributed information contained in the reports;(iii) any other interested person.(4) By rule, the Secretary may establish conditions under which reports of specific motor vehicle accidents may be made available on request to the public.(c)(1) The fee for conducting a document search is $4.(2) The Department shall apply the money received from conducting document searches to the cost of providing this service.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 474,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.