# COMAR Title 13B — Maryland Higher Education Commission

## Subtitle 04 — Rules of Procedure

### Chapter 03 — Access to Public Records

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

*COMAR 13B.04.03.04*

A. The custodian may make public records available for inspection or copying, or both, to a requester without a written request.

B. Written requests are required when the custodian reasonably believes that:

  (1) A written application will facilitate the Commission in responding to the request; or

  (2) The Act or any other law may prohibit disclosure of the public record or parts of it.

C. The custodian may require a written request when the requester is requesting copies of a public record.