Md. Code, Gen. Provisions § 4-311

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
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, THE following records are not personnel records for the purposes of this section:
(i) a record relating to an administrative or criminal investigation of misconduct by a police officer, including an internal affairs investigatory record;
(ii) a hearing record;
(iii) a record of positive community feedback that was not solicited by the police officer who is the subject of the feedback; and
(iv) records relating to a disciplinary decision.
(2) A record of a technical infraction is a personnel record for the purposes of this section.

Md. Code, GP § 4-311

Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 549,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 548,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2024.
Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 62, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 29, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Amended by 2018 Md. Laws, Ch. 22, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.
Added by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 94, Sec. 2, eff. 10/1/2014.