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Regulation .02 Persons Entitled to Seek Confidentiality.

Regulation .02 Persons Entitled to Seek Confidentiality.Copy Citation

A.
In General. The categories of individuals who may request to have their residence addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses designated as confidential are as provided in this regulation.
B.
Law Enforcement Personnel. Subject to proof of employment (for example, letter from employer), the following current or former law enforcement personnel may request confidentiality:
(1)
Police officers;
(2)
Correctional employees with frequent inmate contact;
(3)
Members of the State or federal judiciary; and
(4)
Prosecutors and investigators employed by prosecutors.
C.
Persons Being Threatened. Subject to proof of a threat to their personal safety, the following individuals may request confidentiality:
(1)
Survivors of threatened, attempted, or actual:
(a)
Domestic violence;
(b)
Sexual assault;
(c)
Stalking;
(d)
Harassment; or
(e)
Human trafficking;
(2)
“Stalked” individuals; and
(3)
Others whose personal safety has been threatened by unidentified persons.
D.
Victim of or Witness to Felony.
(1)
Subject to appropriate documentation satisfactory to the local board, an individual may request confidentiality if the individual is a victim of or a witness to a felony or a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.
(2)
The State may request confidentiality on behalf of a victim of or a witness to a felony or a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.
E.
Participants in Address Confidentiality Programs. Subject to notification to the State or a local board of participation in the program described in Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-2403, Annotated Code of Maryland, or the program described in State Government Article, §7-303, Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual’s information shall be designated as confidential.
F.
Others. Subject to appropriate documentation satisfactory to the local board, an individual may request confidentiality on the grounds that the disclosure of the individual's residence address, telephone number, or email address:
(1)
Poses a threat to the individual's safety; or
(2)
Is likely to lead to an unwarranted and serious invasion of privacy.