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HB 686

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Court Officials - Public Disclosure of Personal Information

Sponsor: Susan K. McComas (District 34B)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Courts and Court Personnel - StatewideStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing certain judges and prosecutors and certain immediate family members to make a written request that certain personal information be removed from the Internet or from certain other publications; requiring a person who receives a request under the Act to remove the information within 72 hours; authorizing certain civil actions for violations of the Act; prohibiting the inspection without permission of public records containing certain personal information about certain current and former judges and prosecutors; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilner , Judge AlanMaryland JudiciaryOral
FAVMcLaughlin, DarlynSelf Employed AttorneyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate McComas, Delegate McComaslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVRuth, LaurencelobbyistIndividualPosition only
FWAElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
INFOO'Connell, WilliamMSBA Real Property Section CounselWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRuth, LaurenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence