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§ 4-311. Personnel records

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Public Information Act (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Required Denials for Specific Records (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, General Provisions, § 4-311
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 10-616
§ 4-311. Personnel records
Currentness
In general
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of a personnel record of an individual, including an application, a performance rating, or scholastic achievement information.
Required inspections
(b) A custodian shall allow inspection by:
(1) the person in interest;
(2) an elected or appointed official who supervises the work of the individual; or
(3) an employee organization described in Title 6 of the Education Article of the portion of the personnel record that contains the individual's:
(i) home address;
(ii) home telephone number; and
(iii) personal cell phone number.
Exceptions
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a disciplinary decision, is not a personnel record for purposes of this section.
(2) A record of a technical infraction is a personnel record for the purposes of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 22, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 29, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 62, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 4-311, MD GEN PROVIS § 4-311
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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