(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, a record of a Program participant’s actual address and telephone number maintained by the Secretary of State or a State or local agency is not a public record within the meaning of § 4–101 of the General Provisions Article.
(b) The Secretary of State may not disclose a Program participant’s actual address or telephone number or substitute address except as provided in subsection (c) of this section and:
(1) (i) on request by a law enforcement agency for law enforcement purposes; and
(ii) as directed by a court order; or
(2) on request by a State or local agency to verify a Program participant’s participation in the Program or substitute address for use under § 7–308 of this subtitle.
(c) The Secretary of State shall notify the appropriate court of a Program participant’s participation in the Program and of the substitute address designated by the Secretary of State if the Program participant:
(1) is subject to a court order or an administrative order;
(2) is involved in a court action or an administrative action; or
(3) is a witness or a party in a civil or criminal proceeding.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Address Confidentiality Program
Section 7-303 - Program Established
Section 7-305 - Applications -- False Attestations or Providing False Information
Section 7-306 - Duty to Notify of Change in Name, Address, or Phone Number
Section 7-307 - Cancellation of Participation
Section 7-308 - Requests to Use Substitute Address
Section 7-309 - Board of Elections to Use Actual Address
Section 7-310 - Confidentiality of Information