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§ 23-108. Confidentiality of circulation records

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: July 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division IV. Other Education Provisions [Titles 21-End] (Refs & Annos)
Title 23. Libraries (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. State Library Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2017
MD Code, Education, § 23-108
Formerly cited as MD EDUC § 23-107
§ 23-108. Confidentiality of circulation records
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Information subject to restrictions
(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a free association, school, college or university library in this State shall prohibit inspection, use, or disclosure of any circulation record or other item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that:
(1) Is maintained by a library;
(2) Contains an individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and
(3) Identifies the use a patron makes of that library's materials, services, or facilities.
Inspection, use, or disclosure in connection with library’s ordinary business
(b) A free association, school, college, or university library in the State shall permit inspection, use, or disclosure of the circulation record of an individual only in connection with the library's ordinary business and only for the purposes for which the record was created.

Credits

Added as Education § 23-107 by Acts 1988, c. 233, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 635, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Renumbered as Education § 23-108 by Acts 2017, c. 337, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 338, § 1, eff. July 1, 2017.
MD Code, Education, § 23-108, MD EDUC § 23-108
Current through all legislation from the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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