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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.29.14.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="29" chapter_num="14" heading="Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.">
  <text>The custodian may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a licensing or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a request for the information, and may disclose the information under the following circumstances:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The information concerns possible criminal activity, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local law enforcement or prosecutorial official or authority;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The information concerns a possible violation of law, and is disclosed to a federal, state, or local authority that has jurisdiction over the individual whose conduct may be a violation, and the information disclosed is limited to information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The information concerns conduct by an individual which the Board reasonably believes may pose a risk to the public health, safety, or welfare, and is disclosed to a law enforcement authority, administrative official or agency that regulates the individual, or to a hospital or other health care facility where the individual has privileges.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>