Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 23-108 - Circulation records(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a public, school, college, or university library in this State shall prohibit inspection, use, or disclosure of any circulation record or other item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that: (1) Is maintained by a library;(2) Contains an individual's name or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual; and(3) Identifies the use a patron makes of that library's materials, services, or facilities.(b) A public, school, college, or university library in the State shall permit inspection, use, or disclosure of the circulation record of an individual only: (1) If necessary for the reasonable operation of the library;(2) On written consent of the individual; or(3) By subpoena or court order.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 737, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 49, Sec. 2, eff. 4/11/2023.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 338, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 337, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2017.