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§ 4-707. Disclosure of information

West's Annotated Code of MarylandFamily LawEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Family Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Spouses (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 7. Local Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-707
§ 4-707. Disclosure of information
Currentness
Confidential information
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, all information and records acquired by a local team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subtitle:
(1) are confidential;
(2) are exempt from disclosure under Title 4 of the General Provisions Article; and
(3) may only be disclosed as necessary to carry out the local team's duties and purposes.
Statistical compilations stripped of identifying information
(b) Statistical compilations of data that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public records.
Reports without identifying information are public records
(c) Reports of a local team that do not contain any information that would permit the identification of any person to be ascertained are public information.
Members not to disclose confidential information
(d) Except as necessary to carry out a local team's purpose and duties under this subtitle, members of a local team and persons attending a local team meeting may not disclose:
(1) what transpired at a meeting closed to the public under § 4-706 of this subtitle; or
(2) any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by this section.
Information or opinions from meeting not allowed in civil or criminal court
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, members of a local team, persons attending a local team meeting, and persons who present information to a local team may not be questioned in any civil or criminal proceeding regarding information presented in or opinions formed as a result of a meeting.
(2) A person may testify to information obtained independently of the local team or that is public information.
Records not subject to subpoena
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, information, documents, and records of a local team are not subject to subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding.
(2) Information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence through those sources solely because they were presented during proceedings of a local team or are maintained by a local team.
Penalties
(g) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 2005, c. 233, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 104, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Family Law, § 4-707, MD FAMILY § 4-707
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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