Section 7-1103 - Disclosure of records by custodians. - Maryland Statutes

§ 7-1103. Disclosure of records by custodians.
 

(a)  "Custodian" defined.- In this section, "custodian" means: 

(1) Executive officer or administrative head of a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title; 

(2) An individual who is responsible for the area where records on individuals who are served by a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title, are kept; or 

(3) Any individual who has or controls the record. 

(b)  Liability for unlawful disclosure.- In addition to any damages recoverable in a court of general jurisdiction, a custodian of a record who discloses the record in violation of § 7-1010 of this title is liable to the individual whose records are disclosed unlawfully for punitive damages in an amount that does not exceed $500 plus reasonable attorney's fees. 
 

[1986, ch. 636, § 2; ch. 637, § 2.]