Md. Code Regs. 33.04.02.02 - Persons Entitled to Seek Confidentiality

A. In General. The categories of individuals who may request to have their residence addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses designated as confidential are as provided in this regulation.

B. Law Enforcement Personnel. Subject to proof of employment (for example, letter from employer), the following current or former law enforcement personnel may request confidentiality:

(1) Police officers;

(2) Correctional employees with frequent inmate contact;

(3) Members of the State or federal judiciary; and

(4) Prosecutors and investigators employed by prosecutors.

C. Persons Being Threatened. Subject to proof of a threat to their personal safety, the following individuals may request confidentiality:

(1) Survivors of threatened, attempted, or actual:

(a) Domestic violence;

(b) Sexual assault;

(c) Stalking;

(d) Harassment; or

(e) Human trafficking;

(2) "Stalked" individuals; and

(3) Others whose personal safety has been threatened by unidentified persons.

D. Victim of or Witness to Felony.

(1) Subject to appropriate documentation satisfactory to the local board, an individual may request confidentiality if the individual is a victim of or a witness to a felony or a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.

(2) The State may request confidentiality on behalf of a victim of or a witness to a felony or a delinquent act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.

E. Others. Subject to appropriate documentation satisfactory to the local board, an individual may request confidentiality on the grounds that the disclosure of the individual's residence address, telephone number, or email address:

(1) Poses a threat to the individual's safety; or

(2) Is likely to lead to an unwarranted and serious invasion of privacy.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 33.04.02.02

Regulations .02 adopted as an emergency provision effective February 1, 2000 (27:5 Md. R. 580); adopted permanently effective April 17, 2000 (27:7 Md. R. 708)
Regulation .02A, E amended effective June 25, 2012 (39:12 Md. R. 746)
Regulation .02D, E amended as an emergency provision effective October 4, 2004 (31:20 Md. R. 1483); amended permanently effective January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1867); amended effective 51:26 Md. R. 1187, eff. 1/6/2025.