# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 02 — State Public Information Act Compliance Board

### Chapter 01 — Definitions; General Provisions

#### Regulation .02 Jurisdiction.

*COMAR 14.02.01.02*

A. Subject to the procedure outlined in COMAR 14.02.02, the Board shall review and resolve complaints from an applicant or the applicant’s designated representative alleging that a custodian:

  (1) Denied inspection of a public record in violation of the Act;

  (2) Charged an unreasonable fee or charged an unreasonable estimated fee of more than $350 under General Provisions Article, §4-206, Annotated Code of Maryland; or

  (3) Failed to respond to a request for a public record within the time limits established under General Provisions Article, §4-203(a) or (d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. Subject to the procedure outlined in COMAR 14.02.03, the Board shall review and resolve complaints from a custodian alleging that an applicant’s request or pattern of requests is frivolous, vexatious, or in bad faith.