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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="10-1501" title_number="10" title_name="Governmental Procedures" subtitle_number="15" subtitle_name="Open Data">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Council” means the Council for Open Data.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Data” means statistical or factual information that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>are in alphanumeric or geospatial form reflected in a list, table, graph, chart, map, or other nonnarrative format that can be digitally transmitted or processed;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>are regularly created or maintained by or on behalf of a governmental entity; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>records a measurement, transaction, or determination or provide information on government services, initiatives, and resources related to the mission of the covered governmental entity.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Data” does not include draft versions of statistical or factual information that are used for internal analysis by a governmental entity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Data portal” means a website where governmental entities can post data sets and other data as identified by the Council.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Data set” means a named collection of related records maintained on a storage device, with the collection containing data organized or formatted in a specific or prescribed way.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Governmental entity” means a State or local entity.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Local entity” means a county, municipal corporation, bicounty or multicounty agency, public authority, special taxing district, or other political subdivision or unit of a political subdivision of this State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Local entity” includes boards of education and library boards that receive funding from the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Mapping and geographic information systems portal” means a website that provides:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>data regarding services provided by and policy initiatives of governmental entities; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>other data provided in geospatial form as identified by the Council.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Open data” means data that, consistent with any applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, resolutions, policies, or other restrictions including requirements or rights associated with the data, a State entity:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>has collected; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is permitted, required, or able to make available to the public.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Open data” includes contractual or other legal orders, restrictions, or requirements.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Open data” does not include data that if made public would:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>violate another law or regulation that prohibits the data from being made public;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>endanger the public health, safety, or welfare;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>hinder the operation of government, including criminal and civil investigations;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>impose an undue financial, operational, or administrative burden on a State entity; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>disclose proprietary or confidential information.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Open data portal” means a mapping and geographic information systems portal or data portal.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>“State entity” means a department, a board, a commission, an agency, or a subunit in the Executive Branch of State government.</text>
  </level>
</section>
