# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-341

(a) In this section, "governmental entity" means a unit or an instrumentality of the State or of a political subdivision.

(b) A custodian shall deny inspection of a distribution list and a request to be added to a distribution list that identifies a physical address, an e-mail address, or a telephone number of an individual that is used by a governmental entity or an elected official for the sole purpose of:

  (1) periodically sending news about the official activities of the governmental entity or elected official; or

  (2) sending informational notices or emergency alerts.

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