(a) Definition. In this Rule, “vendor” means a person who provides or offers to provide to registered users or others services that include the filing or service of submissions pursuant to the Rules in this Title or remote access to electronic case records maintained by Maryland courts.

(b) Agreement With Administrative Office of the Courts. As a condition of having the access to MDEC necessary for a person to become a vendor, the person must enter into a written agreement with the Administrative Office of the Courts that, in addition to any other provisions, (1) requires the vendor to abide by all Maryland Rules and other applicable law that limit or preclude access to information contained in case records, whether or not that information is also stored in the vendor's database, (2) permits the vendor to share information contained in a case record only with a party or attorney of record in that case who is a customer of the vendor, (3) provides that any material violation of that agreement may result in the immediate cessation of remote electronic access to case records by the vendor, and (4) requires the vendor to include notice of the agreement with the Administrative Office of the Courts in all agreements between the vendor and its customers.

Cross reference: See Maryland Rules 20-109 and 16-901 through 16-934.

Source: This Rule is new.