# Real Property (GRP)

## Title 3. Recordation

### Subtitle 1. General Rules and Exceptions

#### Section 3-111

(a) In this section, "personal information" means an individual's:

  (1) Social Security number; or

  (2) Driver's license number.

(b) On or after June 1, 2010, a person may not include personal information in a deed or other recordable instrument intended for recording.

(c) A person engaged to perform or charged with the duty to record a deed or other recordable instrument that contains personal information may, prior to recording:

  (1) Permanently delete the personal information from the deed or other recordable instrument; or

  (2) Request that the personal information be masked from the deed or other recordable instrument in accordance with Sec. 8-504 of the State Government Article.

(d) A person is immune from civil liability or criminal penalty if the person:

  (1) Inadvertently records a deed or other recordable instrument containing personal information; or

  (2) Deletes or masks personal information from a deed or other recordable instrument in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.

(e) If a deed or other recordable instrument that contains personal information is inadvertently recorded, the inclusion of the personal information does not affect the validity of the instrument.

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