# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-350

(a) A custodian may deny inspection of a public record that contains information concerning the site-specific location of an endangered or threatened species of plant or animal, a species of plant or animal in need of conservation, a cave, or a historic property as defined in Sec. 5A-301 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.

(b) A custodian may not deny inspection of a public record described in subsection (a) of this section if requested by:

  (1) the owner of the land on which the resource is located; or

  (2) any entity that is authorized to take the land through the right of eminent domain.

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