Sec. 2-544. Definitions
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 § 2-544 (2026)
Sec. 2-544. DefinitionsLinkCopy Citation
In this section, the following words and phrases have the following meanings indicated:
(a)
"Agency" means any department or office of the County Government.
(b)
(1)
"Data" means the final version of digital information regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of and owned by the County that records a file, measurement, transaction, or final decision related to the mission of an agency.
(2)
"Data" does not include any information provided to an agency by another government entity, information that may not be made available for privacy or security reasons, or data otherwise protected by law.
(c)
"Measurement" means to quantify any characteristic of an observable event, occurrence, or object by comparison to a reference standard.
(d)
"Open data plan" means a plan developed by the County Executive or their designee to implement this title.
(1)
"Public Data Set" means data identified as eligible for publication by the Open Data Plan.
(2)
"Public Data Set" does not include any portion of a data set that is not subject to disclosure under any federal or state law or any data that is subject to copyright or trademark protections.
(e)
"Web portal" means a specifically designed website platform that brings information from diverse sources and serves as the single point of access for the information.