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Chapter
Content
Revised date
Overview
Preface and Table of Contents
December 2024
Chapter 1
Scope and Agency Responsibilities
Chapter 2
Right of Access to Records
Chapter 3
Exceptions to Disclosure
Chapter 4
Request Procedures
Chapter 5
Judicial Review and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Chapter 6
Copies
Chapter 7
Fees
Chapter 8
Penalties for Noncompliance
Chapter 9
Research Access
Chapter 10
Judicial Records
Chapter 11
Appendix “A”
Sample Request Letter
Appendix “B”
Sample 10-Day Letter (or E-Mail)
Appendix “C”
Sample Denial Letter
Appendix “D”
Affidavit of Indigency
Appendix “E”
Public Information Act Annotated Code of Maryland General Provisions Article
Appendix “F”
Model Regulations on Public Information Act
Appendix “G”
Opinions of the Attorney General on the Maryland Public Information Act
Appendix “H”
Responding to Requests Under the Maryland Public Information Act: A Suggested Process
Appendix “I”
Access to Government Records Under the Maryland Public Information Act
December 2024
Appendix "J"
Public Information Act Representatives
Monthly
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PIA public security exemption report
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