Transcription of Maryland Public Information Act Manual
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Maryland Public Information Act Manual
Maryland Public Information Act Manual Office of the Attorney General Brian E. Frosh Attorney General Sixteenth Edition 2021 Maryland Public Information ACT Manual OFFICE OF THE Maryland ATTORNEY GENERAL BRIAN E. FROSH ATTORNEY GENERAL 200 Saint Paul Place Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Sixteenth Edition 2021 PREFACE he Maryland Public Information Act is based on the enduring principle that Public knowledge of government activities is critical to the functioning of a democratic society; that a Government of the people, by the people, and for the people must be open to the people. Members of the Public need and deserve complete Information as they make the decisions and form the opinions that determine our future path, and the Act ensures that those needs are met fairly and expeditiously while protecting important privacy rights and other Public policy goals.
Originally, the right to inspect public records in Maryland was very limited under common law, even as to court records. See, e.g., Belt v. Prince George’s County Abstract Co., 73 Md. 289 (1890) (while title company was entitled pursuant to its charter to have access to certain court records, it must pay fees required by law). A 1956 Attorney ...
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