2020 Maryland Statutes
Family Law
Title 4 - Spouses
Subtitle 5 - Domestic Violence
Part IV - Address Confidentiality Program
Section 4-528 - Confidentiality of Record of Program Participant's Actual Address

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided by this part, 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 § 4-526 of this part.

    (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 administrative order;

        (2)    is involved in a court action or administrative action; or

        (3)    is a witness or a party in a civil or criminal proceeding.