Md. Code Regs. 01.06.01.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024

Section 01.06.01.06 - Inspection of Documentation

A. Documentation submitted in support of or in opposition to a petition may be inspected or copied by a person as provided by the Access to Public Records Act.

B. The Commission shall deny inspection or copying of any part of the documentation that contains sociological information relating to an individual, as provided in the Access to Public Records Act. For purposes of these regulations, sociological information includes:

(1) Social security number;

(2) Personal address;

(3) Personal telephone number;

(4) Medical or psychiatric history;

(5) Educational history;

(6) Work history;

(7) Military service;

(8) Financial information;

(9) Religious preference, membership, and attendance;

(10) Personal relationships, beliefs, and values;

(11) Genealogical charts; and

(12) Family history other than evidence necessary to determine descendancy from a Native American tribe, band, group, or clan indigenous to Maryland.

C. During review of a petition, the Commission shall retain the documentation at the Maryland State Archives or similar secure facility.

D. After final action on a petition, the Commission shall promptly return any original documents and personal memorabilia to the person who submitted the original documents and personal memorabilia. Copies of all documents and an inventory of all personal memorabilia submitted shall be retained by the Commission, except that:

(1) Copies may not be retained of those portions of the documents containing the information listed under §B of this regulation, and shall be returned to the person who submitted them; and

(2) Documents not subject to disclosure under the Access to Public Records Act shall be retained at the Maryland State Archives until disposition under State Government Article, §§10-637 -10-642, Annotated Code of Maryland.

Md. Code Regs. 01.06.01.06