Sec. 16-161. Maintenance and inspection of examination papers
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 16-161 (2026)
Sec. 16-161. Maintenance and inspection of examination papersLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director of Human Resources Management shall maintain on file all the examination documents and materials, including any performance evaluations, of each person who has taken a competitive examination for promotion or appointment to any vacant position or positions with a given class of work. Unless longer retention periods are otherwise required by law or statute, said examination documents and materials shall be maintained for a period of three (3) calendar years from the date the Director of Human Resources Management issues the required written notification of eligibility, examination rating, and standing on the register to the person or for the period of the duration of the person's eligibility on the eligibility register, whichever is longer.
(b)
Any such person shall have the right to inspect said person's examination documents and materials during the period of retention and maintenance thereof by the Director of Human Resources Management. When a competitive examination involves ratings derived from the judgments of subject matter experts, the individual ratings assigned by such experts shall not be available for inspection by the person in interest. However, a composite rating for each part of the examination which is judged by such experts shall be made available to the person in interest.
(c)
Each person's examination documents and materials shall be deemed to be confidential information and, as such, shall not be made available by the Director of Human Resources Management to the general public for inspection; except that the following persons shall be entitled to inspect any person's examination documents and materials, in addition to the person in interest:
(1)
Any person to whom the person in interest has given prior written authorization; and
(2)
An appointing authority where the name of the person in interest appears as an eligible on a certification list referred to such appointing authority by the Director of Human Resources Management.
(d)
The Director of Human Resources Management shall develop personnel procedures delineating those examination documents available for inspection to those parties identified under Subsection (c), above. Said procedures shall provide any of said parties reasonable access to test materials while at the same time providing for the security and integrity of the examination materials.