# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 18 — Large Family Child Care Homes

### Chapter 16 — Public Access to Licensing Records

#### Regulation .03 Request for Information from Licensing Records.

*COMAR 13A.18.16.03*

A. A written request shall be filed with the custodian of record in order to:

  (1) Conduct a physical inspection of licensing records; or

  (2) Obtain a written or electronic:

    (a) Copy of licensing records; or

    (b) Report of information from licensing records that the official custodian of records does not already make available to the general public.

B. The written request shall:

  (1) Contain the applicant’s name, address, and telephone number; and

  (2) Reasonably identify by brief description the record sought.

C. The custodian of record may charge a reasonable fee for:

  (1) The reproduction of documents sought;

  (2) Official or employee time expended searching for requested records; or

  (3) Any time expended in preparing records for inspection or copying.