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§ 4-315. Traffic accident reports; criminal charging documents; traffic citations

West's Annotated Code of MarylandGeneral ProvisionsEffective: October 1, 2014

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, 2014
MD Code, General Provisions, § 4-315
Formerly cited as MD CODE, SG, § 10-616
§ 4-315. Traffic accident reports; criminal charging documents; traffic citations
Scope of section
(a) This section applies only to public records that relate to:
(1) police reports of traffic accidents;
(2) criminal charging documents before service on the defendant named in the document; or
(3) traffic citations filed in the Maryland Automated Traffic System.
Denial of inspection required
(b) A custodian shall deny inspection of a record described in subsection (a) of this section to any of the following persons who request inspection of records to solicit or market legal services:
(1) an attorney who is not an attorney of record of a person named in the record; or
(2) a person who is employed by, retained by, associated with, or acting on behalf of an attorney described in this subsection.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 94, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, General Provisions, § 4-315, MD GEN PROVIS § 4-315
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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