# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-332

(a) Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about the application and commission of a person as a notary public.

(b) A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives:

  (1) the name of the notary public;

  (2) the notary public's business address or, if a business address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's home address;

  (3) the notary public's business telephone number or, if a business telephone number is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's home telephone number;

  (4) the notary public's business e-mail address or, if a business e-mail address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public's personal e-mail address;

  (5) the issue and expiration dates of the notary public's commission;

  (6) the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or

  (7) the signature of the notary public.

(c) A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.

(d) A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could:

  (1) interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;

  (2) deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

  (3) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

  (4) disclose the identity of a confidential source;

  (5) disclose an investigative technique or procedure;

  (6) prejudice an investigation; or

  (7) endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.

(e) A custodian who sells lists of notaries public shall omit from the lists the name of any notary public, on written request of the notary public.

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