§ 9-112. News media privilege
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCourts and Judicial ProceedingsEffective: October 1, 2014
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 9-112
§ 9-112. News media privilege
(a) In this section, “news media” means:
(b) The provisions of this section apply to any person who is, or has been:
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any judicial, legislative, or administrative body, or anybody that has the power to issue subpoenas may not compel any person described in subsection (b) of this section to disclose:
(2) Any news or information procured by the person while employed by the news media or while acting as an independent contractor of the news media, in the course of pursuing a professional activity, or any news or information procured by the person while enrolled as a student, in the course of pursuing a scholastic activity or in conjunction with an activity sponsored, funded, managed, or supervised by school staff or faculty, for communication to the public but which is not so communicated, in whole or in part, including:
(d)(1) A court may compel disclosure of news or information, if the court finds that the party seeking news or information protected under subsection (c)(2) of this section has established by clear and convincing evidence that:
(e) If any person described in subsection (b) of this section disseminates a source of any news or information, or any portion of the news or information procured while pursuing an activity described in subsection (b) of this section, the protection from compelled disclosure under this section is not waived by the person.
Credits
Added by Acts 1988, c. 113. Amended by Acts 2010, c. 140, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2014, c. 226, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 9-112, MD CTS & JUD PRO § 9-112
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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