# General Provisions (GGP)

## Title 4. Public Information Act

### Subtitle 3. Denials of Inspection

#### Section 4-355

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Directory information" has the meaning stated in 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g.

  (3) "Personal information" means:

    (i) an address;

    (ii) a telephone number;

    (iii) an e-mail address; or

    (iv) directory information.

(b) A custodian of a record kept by a public institution of higher education that contains personal information relating to a student, a former student, or an applicant may:

  (1) require that a request to inspect a record containing personal information be made in writing and sent by first-class mail; and

  (2) deny inspection of the part of the record containing the personal information if the information is requested for commercial purposes.

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