Maryland Statutes
Part II - Required Denials for Specific Records
Section 4-311 - Personnel Records

(a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of a personnel record of an individual, including an application, a performance rating, or scholastic achievement information.
    (b)    A custodian shall allow inspection by:
        (1)    the person in interest;
        (2)    an elected or appointed official who supervises the work of the individual; or
        (3)    an employee organization described in Title 6 of the Education Article of the portion of the personnel record that contains the individual’s:
            (i)    home address;
            (ii)    home telephone number; and
            (iii)    personal cell phone number.
    (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record, a hearing record, and records relating to a disciplinary decision, is not a personnel record for purposes of this section.
        (2)    A record of a technical infraction is a personnel record for the purposes of this section.

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