Section 4-528 - Confidentiality of record of Program participant's actual address. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-528. Confidentiality of record of Program participant's actual address.
 

(a)  Actual address not public record.- Except as otherwise provided by this part, a Program participant's actual address and telephone number maintained by the Secretary of State or a State or local agency is not a public record within the meaning of § 10-611 of the State Government Article. 

(b)  Disclosure prohibited in general; exceptions.- The Secretary of State may not disclose a Program participant's actual address or telephone number or substitute address, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and: 

(1) (i) on request by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes; and 

(ii) as directed by a court order; or 

(2) on request by a State or local agency to verify a Program participant's participation in the Program or substitute address for use under § 4-526 of this part. 

(c)  Notifications required.- The Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate court of a Program participant's participation in the Program and of the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State if the Program participant: 

(1) is subject to a court order or administrative order; 

(2) is involved in a court action or administrative action; or 

(3) is a witness or a party in a civil or criminal proceeding. 
 

[2006, chs. 374, 375.]