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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 17-10 Records">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="17-10" heading="Records">
    <para num="(a)">Public inspection. Except only as specifically provided by law, all files kept by the City Council are open to public inspection.</para>
    <para num="(b)">Copies.<para num="(1)">The Secretary of the Council or the Department of Legislative Reference shall provide copies of all public records to those who request them.</para>
      <para num="(2)">A reasonable charge, as set by the President, may be imposed for this service.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)">Removal prohibited. No person, including a Councilmember, may take from the Council’s files any bill or other document that belongs to the Council without the express consent of the President or the President’s designee.</para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
