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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="4-332" title_number="4" title_name="Public Information Act" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Denials of Inspection">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the name of the notary public;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>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;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>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;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>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;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the issue and expiration dates of the notary public’s commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>the signature of the notary public.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>disclose the identity of a confidential source;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>disclose an investigative technique or procedure;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>prejudice an investigation; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>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.</text>
  </level>
</section>
