# COMAR Title 22 — State Retirement and Pension System

## Subtitle 01 — General Regulations

### Chapter 02 — Public Information Act Requests

#### Regulation .12 Referral and Review of Disputes.

*COMAR 22.01.02.12*

A. If the Retirement Agency’s fee for responding to an applicant’s public record request exceeds $350 and the applicant considers it unreasonable, the applicant may file a complaint with the Public Information Act Compliance Board, and appeal from a decision of that Board, as stated in General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1A, and §4-362, Annotated Code of Maryland.

B. The applicant may refer to the Public Access Ombudsman, as stated in General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1A, a dispute concerning any of the following issues:

  (1) The custodian’s application of an exemption from disclosure;

  (2) Redactions of information in the public record;

  (3) The failure of the custodian to produce a public record in a timely manner or to disclose all records relevant to the request;

  (4) Overly broad requests for public records;

  (5) The amount of time a custodian needs, given available staff and resources, to produce public records;

  (6) A request for or denial of a fee waiver; and

  (7) Repetitive or redundant requests from an applicant.

C. An applicant who is denied a requested public record or a requested copy, printout, or photograph of a public record may file a complaint with the circuit court for the county where:

  (1) The complainant resides or has a principal place of business; or

  (2) The public record is located.