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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 22.01.02.04" title_num="22" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="02" heading="Application to Inspect, Copy, or Receive Information from Records.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a person or governmental unit wishing to inspect a public record in the custody and control of the Retirement Agency shall submit a written application to the Agency custodian.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person or governmental unit need not submit a written application to the Agency custodian if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The requested public record is of a type that the Retirement Agency has designated and listed as being available to any applicant immediately on request; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Agency custodian waives the requirement for a written application.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The written request shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contain the applicant’s contact information; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Reasonably identify, by brief description, the public record sought.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The applicant shall address a written request for a record in the custody and control of the Retirement Agency or the Board of Trustees to the Agency’s designated representative for public records requests pursuant to General Provisions Article, §4-503, Annotated Code of Maryland. The name and contact information of the designated representative shall be posted on the Retirement Agency’s website.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An individual who calls the Retirement Agency for basic information from the individual’s retirement record may receive the requested information over the telephone if the individual provides the identifying information that the Retirement Agency requires.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>On request, the Agency custodian shall state whether an individual is receiving a retirement or pension allowance.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An applicant’s identity, affiliation, and purpose for making the public record request are not required information for granting the request, except as necessary to assist in determining whether:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant is a person in interest;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Denial of part of the requested record is appropriate under General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3 Part IV, Annotated Code of Maryland; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A requested fee waiver is appropriate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>