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§ 2-1226. Confidentiality

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 2. General Assembly (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 12. Staff and Services--Department of Legislative Services (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Office of Legislative Audits (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, State Government, § 2-1226
§ 2-1226. Confidentiality
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in § 2-1225 of this subtitle and subsection (b) of this section, information that an employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits obtains during an examination or in relation to an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse:
(1) is confidential; and
(2) may not be disclosed except to another employee or authorized representative of the Office of Legislative Audits.
Disclosure
(b) The Legislative Auditor may authorize the disclosure of information obtained during an examination or in relation to an act or allegation of fraud, waste, or abuse only to the following:
(1) another employee of the Department, with the approval of the Executive Director;
(2) federal, State, or local officials, or their auditors, who provide evidence to the Legislative Auditor that they are performing investigations, studies, or audits related to that same examination and who provide justification for the specific information requested; or
(3) the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, if necessary to assist the Committee in reviewing a report issued by the Legislative Auditor.
Identity
(c) Except as provided in § 2-1225 of this subtitle, if information that an employee or authorized representative obtains during an examination also is confidential under another law, the employee, authorized representative, or the Legislative Auditor may not include in a report or otherwise use the information in any manner that discloses the identity of any person who is the subject of the confidential information.

Credits

Added as State Government § 2-1221 by Acts 1984, c. 284, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1984. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 474, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991; Acts 1992, c. 598, § 1, eff. July 1, 1991. Renumbered as State Government § 2-1226 by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1997, c. 635, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 636, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Acts 2004, c. 241, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 242, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2006, c. 512, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2021, c. 225, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 40, § 61B.
MD Code, State Government, § 2-1226, MD STATE GOVT § 2-1226
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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