# COMAR Title 07 — Department of Human Services

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 02 — Procedures for Access to Records

#### Regulation .05 Court-Ordered Denial of Disclosure.

*COMAR 07.01.02.05*

If the official custodian believes that disclosure of a record would cause substantial injury to the public interest, but no other regulation or law permits denial of the request, the custodian may:

A. Temporarily deny disclosure of the record; and

B. Within 10 working days of the denial, petition the circuit court for the jurisdiction in which the record is located for an order permitting continued denial of inspection.