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2017 Maryland Code
Health - General
Title 7 - Developmental Disabilities Law
Subtitle 11 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties; Civil Liability
§ 7-1103. Disclosure of records by custodians
Universal Citation: MD Health-Gen Code § 7-1103 (2017)
- (a) "Custodian" defined. -- In this section, "custodian" means:
- (1) Executive officer or administrative head of a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title;
- (2) An individual who is responsible for the area where records on individuals who are served by a licensee, as defined in § 7-1001 of this title, are kept; or
- (3) Any individual who has or controls the record.
- (b) Liability for unlawful disclosure. -- In addition to any damages recoverable in a court of general jurisdiction, a custodian of a record who discloses the record in violation of § 7-1010 of this title is liable to the individual whose records are disclosed unlawfully for punitive damages in an amount that does not exceed $ 500 plus reasonable attorney's fees.
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