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<chapter num="05" heading="Correction or Amendment of Personal Records" title_num="23" subtitle_num="01">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="General.">
    <text>These regulations set out procedures for persons in interest to request the correction or amendment of personal records under State Government Article, §10-625, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In these regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Act” means the Access to Public Records Act, State Government Article, §§10-611—10-628, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Board” means the Board of Public Works.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Custodian” means a person employed by the Board of Public Works having personal custody and control of a public record of the office.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Official custodian” means the Secretary to the Board of Public Works.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>“Person in interest” means a person or governmental unit that is the subject of a public record or a designee of the person or governmental unit, or, if the person has a legal disability, a parent or legal representative of the person.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>“Personal record” means a public record that names or, with reasonable certainty, otherwise identifies an individual by an identifying factor such as:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>An address;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>A description;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>A finger or voice print;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>A number; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(e)">
          <text>A picture.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Who May Request.">
    <text>A person in interest may request the Board to correct or amend any personal record pursuant to §10-625 of the Act.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Contents of Request.">
    <text>The request shall be in writing and shall state the:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Name, address, and phone number of the person making the request;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Precise correction or amendment requested; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Reason the correction or amendment is sought.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Filing The Request.">
    <text>A request for correction or amendment of a record shall be filed with the Board by addressing it to the custodian of the record. If the custodian is unknown, the request may be addressed to the official custodian.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" heading="Return of Request.">
    <text>If a request does not reasonably comply with Regulation .04, of this chapter, it shall be returned to the person in interest with an explanation and a statement that, upon completion, it may be refiled with the Board.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" heading="Response to Request.">
    <text>Within 30 days after receipt of a proper request for correction or amendment the custodian shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Make the requested correction or amendment and inform the person in writing of the action;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Inform the person in writing of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The refusal to make the requested correction or amendment, and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The reason for the refusal; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Inform the person in writing that the record will not be amended or corrected as requested because:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The person is not a person in interest,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The record sought to be corrected or amended is not a personal record,</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The person requesting the correction or amendment is not entitled to inspect the record under State Government Article, §§10-615—10-619, Annotated Code of Maryland, or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Any other reason that is authorized by law.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" heading="Statement of Disagreement.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Right to File. If the Board refuses the requested correction or amendment, the person in interest may file a concise statement of the reasons for:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The requested correction or amendment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Disagreement with the refusal of the Board to make the correction or amendment.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Requirements for Statements of Disagreement. The statement shall be filed on pages not exceeding 8-1/2 X 11 inches in size. Only one side of the page shall contain a statement. Not more than five pages will be accepted in connection with a single request for correction or amendment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Information Provided to Third Parties. When the Board discloses to a third party information from personal records about which a statement of disagreement has been filed, the Board shall furnish a copy of the statement to the third party.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" heading="Administrative and Judicial Review.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A person may seek administrative and judicial review in accordance with State Government Article, Title 10, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, if the person has been denied:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A request to change a personal record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The right to file a statement of disagreement; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The right to have a statement of disagreement forwarded to a third party pursuant to Regulation .08C.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>A request for administrative review of a decision of the Board to deny a request to change a personal record shall be filed within 30 days of the date of the decision.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">State Government Article, §10-625, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: September 5, 1988 (15:18 Md. R. 2153)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>