# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-311

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of a personnel record of an individual, including an application, a performance rating, or scholastic achievement information.

(b) A custodian shall allow inspection by:

  (1) the person in interest;

  (2) an elected or appointed official who supervises the work of the individual; or

  (3) an employee organization described in Title 6 of the Education Article of the portion of the personnel record that contains the individual's:

    (i) home address;

    (ii) home telephone number; and

    (iii) personal cell phone number.

(c)

  (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following records are not personnel records for the purposes of this section:

    (i) a record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record;

    (ii) a hearing record;

    (iii) a record of positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback; and

    (iv) records relating to a disciplinary decision.

  (2) A record of a technical infraction is a personnel record for the purposes of this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)