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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.42.07.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="42" chapter_num="07" heading="Disclosure for Compelling Public Purpose.">
  <text>The custodian of the records may find that a compelling public purpose warrants disclosure of information in a certification, licensing, or investigative file, regardless of whether there has been a request for the information, and may disclose the information if the information concerns:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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>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 that information relevant to the possible violation by that individual; or</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Conduct by an individual which the custodian of the records 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>