# COMAR Title 05 — Department of Housing and Community Development

## Subtitle 01 — General Provisions

### Chapter 02 — Public Information Requests

#### Regulation .04 Necessity for Written Request.

*COMAR 05.01.02.04*

A. The custodian may make public records available for inspection or copying, or both, by an applicant without a written request except as set forth below. Written requests shall be required in all instances when the public records requested may contain information relating to any of the following:

  (1) Adoption records;

  (2) Welfare records;

  (3) Letters of reference;

  (4) Circulation records;

  (5) Gifts;

  (6) Retirement records;

  (7) Personnel records;

  (8) Hospital records;

  (9) Student records;

  (10) Medical and psychological information;

  (11) Sociological information;

  (12) Commercial information;

  (13) Public employee information;

  (14) Financial information;

  (15) Security of an information system;

  (16) Licensing records;

  (17) Interagency and intra-agency documents;

  (18) Examinations;

  (19) Research projects;

  (20) Appraisals of real property;

  (21) Information concerning investigations;

  (22) Information which may cause substantial injury to the public interest;

  (23) Privileged or confidential information; or

  (24) Information protected by state or federal law, court rule, or court order.

B. A custodian may require a written request for other public records if in the custodian's discretion the request will facilitate the response to the request for records.