# COMAR Title 24 — Department of Commerce

## Subtitle 01 — Office of the Secretary

### Chapter 01 — Public Information Requests

#### Regulation .07-1 Sociological Information.

*COMAR 24.01.01.07-1*

A. Definition. For purposes of this regulation, “sociological information” means any of the following information requested from the Department:

  (1) Social Security number;

  (2) Personal address;

  (3) Personal phone number;

  (4) Information regarding marital status, dependents, or relatives; and

  (5) Information regarding employment status, including employment application.

B. Nondisclosure. The Department may not disclose sociological information to a requester except that information may be disclosed:

  (1) To public employees in performance of their public duties;

  (2) To parties litigating claims for unemployment insurance to the extent the sociological information would be available to private parties in litigation; or

  (3) When required by a duly issued subpoena that a judge has signed.