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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 31.02.05.08" title_num="31" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="05" heading="Inspection of Insurance Licensing Data for Compelling Public Purpose.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If a compelling public purpose exists under General Provisions Article, §4-333(c)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland, the custodian may permit inspection of insurance licensing data, including the application record, on individuals other than that data specified under General Provisions Article, §4-333(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, as set forth in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Complaints, including the number, nature, and administrative status of the complaints, against the individual who is the subject of the insurance licensing record may be disclosed if the person requesting the disclosure:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Has entered into a contract or is employing the services of the insurance licensee who is the subject of the request;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contemplates entering into a contract or employing the services of the insurance licensee who is the subject of the request;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Has filed a complaint against the individual who is the subject of the insurance licensing record and the request is limited to those documents relating to this complaint.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A document relating to insurance licensing data, including the application record, on the individual who is the subject of the insurance licensing record may be disclosed if the person requesting the disclosure is affiliated with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A federal, state, local, or other law enforcement agency, and has requested the inspection for law enforcement or prosecutorial purposes; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An out-of-State insurance department where the insurance licensee is licensed, has sought licensure, or is believed to be conducting an insurance business without a license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>