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<section article="ggp" article_name="General Provisions" number="4-356" title_number="4" title_name="Public Information Act" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Denials of Inspection">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Victim” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a victim of domestic violence, as defined under § 4–701 of the Family Law Article;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a victim of a violation of Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the Criminal Law Article, except for a violation of § 3–607 of the Criminal Law Article where the victim is an adult.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Victim’s representative” has the meaning stated in § 11–104 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Victim’s representative” does not include a person acting in concert with a person alleged to have committed the crime against the victim.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This section does not apply to a public record that has been entered into evidence in a court proceeding.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This section may not be construed to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>create a right of civil action for a victim or victim’s representative; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>affect the discovery or evidentiary rights of a party to a civil suit or criminal prosecution.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to subsections (d) and (e) of this section, before granting inspection of the part of a 9–1–1 communications record that depicts a victim, a custodian shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>within 30 days after receiving the request and if the custodian has contact information for the victim or victim’s representative, notify the victim or victim’s representative of the request;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>allow 10 days for a response from the victim or victim’s representative indicating that inspection may be contrary to the public interest; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>consider any response received under item (2) of this subsection in determining whether to grant or deny the inspection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A custodian may redact the information described under subsection (c) of this section if a failure to do so would result in a constructive denial of the entire public record.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A custodian shall allow inspection by the person in interest.</text>
  </level>
</section>
