# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 7. Developmental Disabilities Law

### Subtitle 11. Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability

#### Section 7-1103

(a) In this section, "custodian" means:

  (1) Executive officer or administrative head of a licensee, as defined in Sec. 7-1001 of this title;

  (2) An individual who is responsible for the area where records on individuals who are served by a licensee, as defined in Sec. 7-1001 of this title, are kept; or

  (3) Any individual who has or controls the record.

(b) In addition to any damages recoverable in a court of general jurisdiction, a custodian of a record who discloses the record in violation of Sec. 7-1010 of this title is liable to the individual whose records are disclosed unlawfully for punitive damages in an amount that does not exceed $500 plus reasonable attorney's fees.

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