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MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 11 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency|Section 10-1105 - Equal Access Versions of Websites

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, each State department, agency, and program shall provide for each website that may reasonably be expected to be available to and used by members of the general public equal access versions of the website in any language that:            (i)    is spoken by any limited English proficient population that constitutes at least 0.5% of the overall population within the State, as measured by the most recent United States Census; and            (ii)    can be translated free of charge.        (2)    If machine translation services are used to carry out the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State department, agency, or program may post conspicuously on its website, a disclaimer that the State department, agency, or program:            (i)    does not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the translation; and            (ii)    is not liable for any loss or damage arising out of the use of or reliance on the translated content.    (b)    A State department, agency, or program is not required to provide equal access to website content if:        (1)    the State department, agency, or program determines that an inaccurate translation of the content could lead to a denial of services or benefits; or        (2)    the content cannot be translated due to the limitations of machine translation software, including files in PDF format, images, and videos.    (c)    A unit of local government is encouraged to provide equal access versions of websites to the same extent State departments, agencies, and programs are required to under subsection (a) of this section, but may not be required to do so.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 11 - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency|Section 10-1106 - Central Coordination and Technical Assistance; Minimum Standards

    (a)    The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Information Technology, shall provide central coordination and technical assistance to State departments, agencies, and programs to aid compliance with this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    The Department of Information Technology shall establish minimum standards to which the equal access versions of websites required under § 10–1105 of this subtitle must conform.        (2)    The minimum standards established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include a standard regarding the prominent placement of links on the English version of a website to each equal access version of the website.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 12 - Toll-Free Telephone Numbers|Section 10-1201 - System Required for State Units

    Each unit of State government shall install and maintain a telephone system that allows a person from anywhere in the State to communicate with employees of the unit by toll-free telephone call during the regular business hours of the unit for the purpose of conducting official State business.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 12 - Toll-Free Telephone Numbers|Section 10-1202 - Printing of Numbers for Distribution

    Each unit of State government shall print its toll-free telephone numbers on the unit’s official documents, including stationery, fax cover sheets, business cards, and other publications that are distributed to the public.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 12 - Toll-Free Telephone Numbers|Section 10-1203 - Inclusion in Directory

    Each unit shall include each of its toll-free telephone numbers in any directory that lists information about the unit.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Encryption” means the protection of data in electronic or optical form, in storage or in transit, using a technology that:        (1)    is certified to meet or exceed the level that has been adopted by the Federal Information Processing Standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and        (2)    renders such data indecipherable without an associated cryptographic key necessary to enable decryption of such data.    (c)    (1)    “Personal information” means an individual’s first name or first initial and last name, personal mark, or unique biometric or genetic print or image, in combination with one or more of the following data elements:            (i)    a Social Security number;            (ii)    a driver’s license number, state identification card number, or other individual identification number issued by a unit;            (iii)    a passport number or other identification number issued by the United States government;            (iv)    an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; or            (v)    a financial or other account number, a credit card number, or a debit card number that, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password, would permit access to an individual’s account.        (2)    “Personal information” does not include a voter registration number.    (d)    “Reasonable security procedures and practices” means data security procedures and practices developed, in good faith, and set forth in a written information security policy.    (e)    “Records” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.    (f)    (1)    “Unit” means:            (i)    an executive agency, or a department, a board, a commission, an authority,  a unit, or an instrumentality of the State; or            (ii)    a county, municipality, bi–county, regional, or multicounty agency, county board of education, public corporation or authority, or any other political subdivision of the State.        (2)    “Unit” does not include a public institution of higher education.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1302 - Applicability Limitations

    (a)    This subtitle does not apply to personal information that:        (1)    is publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, State, or local government records;        (2)    an individual has consented to have publicly disseminated or listed;        (3)    except for a medical record that a person is prohibited from redisclosing under § 4–302(d) of the Health – General Article, is disclosed in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; or        (4)    is disclosed in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.    (b)    This subtitle does not apply to the Legislative or Judicial Branch of State government.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1303 - Destruction of Records

    When a unit is destroying records of an individual that contain personal information of the individual, the unit shall take reasonable steps to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the personal information, taking into account:        (1)    the sensitivity of the records;        (2)    the nature of the unit and its operations;        (3)    the costs and benefits of different destruction methods; and        (4)    available technology.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1304 - Security Measures

    (a)    To protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure, a unit that collects personal information of an individual shall implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that are appropriate to the nature of the personal information collected and the nature of the unit and its operations.    (b)    (1)    This subsection shall apply to a written contract or agreement that is entered into on or after July 1, 2014.        (2)    A unit that uses a nonaffiliated third party as a service provider to perform services for the unit and discloses personal information about an individual under a written contract or agreement with the third party shall require by written contract or agreement that the third party implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices that:            (i)    are appropriate to the nature of the personal information disclosed to the nonaffiliated third party; and            (ii)    are reasonably designed to help protect the personal information from unauthorized access, use, modification, disclosure, or destruction.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1306 - Preemption of Local Law

    The provisions of this subtitle are exclusive and shall preempt any provision of local law.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1307 - Requirements for Notice to 1,000 or More Individuals

    (a)    If a unit is required under § 10–1305 of this subtitle to give notice of a breach of the security of a system to 1,000 or more individuals, the unit also shall notify, without unreasonable delay, each consumer reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis, as defined by 15 U.S.C. § 1681a(p), of the timing, distribution, and content of the notices.    (b)    This section does not require the inclusion of the names or other personal identifying information of recipients of notices of the breach of the security of a system.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13 - Protection of Information by Government Agencies|Section 10-1308 - Compliance With Federal Privacy Law Provisions Deemed Compliant With Subtitle

    A unit or nonaffiliated third party that complies with § 501(b) of the federal Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act; 15 U.S.C. § 6801, § 216 of the federal Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act; 15 U.S.C. § 1681w Disposal of Records; the federal Interagency Guidelines Establishing Information Security Standards; and the federal Interagency Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Information and Customer Notice; and any revisions, additions, or substitutions of those enactments, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subtitle.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-13A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13A - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information by Public Institutions of Higher Education (Subtitle Effective October 1, 2024.)|Section 10-13A-02 - Inapplicable to Certain Personally Identifiable Information -- Compliance With Laws

    ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF 2020 **    (a)    This subtitle does not apply to personally identifiable information that:        (1)    is publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, State, or local government records;        (2)    an individual has consented to have publicly disseminated or listed;        (3)    except for a medical record that a person is prohibited from redisclosing under § 4–302(d) of the Health – General Article, is disclosed in accordance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act;        (4)    is disclosed in accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act;        (5)    is clinical information; or        (6)    is information related to sponsored research.    (b)    Compliance with this subtitle does not authorize a public institution of higher education to fail to comply with any other requirements of State or federal law relating to the protection and privacy of personally identifiable information.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-13A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 13A - Protection of Personally Identifiable Information by Public Institutions of Higher Education (Subtitle Effective October 1, 2024.)|Section 10-13A-04 - Investigation of Breaches of Security -- Duties Upon Finding of Occurrence

    ** TAKES EFFECT OCTOBER 1, 2024 PER CHAPTER 429 OF 2020 **    (a)    If a public institution of higher education collects personally identifiable information of an individual and discovers or is notified of a breach of the security of a system, the public institution of higher education shall conduct in good faith a reasonable and prompt investigation to determine whether the unauthorized acquisition of personally identifiable information of the individual has occurred.    (b)    (1)    If, after the investigation is concluded, the public institution of higher education determines that a breach of the security of the system has occurred, the public institution of higher education or a third party, if authorized under a written contract or agreement with the public institution of higher education, shall:            (i)    notify the individual of the breach; and            (ii)    notify the Chief Information Officer of the public institution of higher education of the breach.        (2)    A notification required under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include, to the extent possible, a description of the categories of personally identifiable information that were, or are reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person, including which of the elements of personally identifiable information were, or are reasonably believed to have been, acquired.        (3)    If the public institution of higher education determines that a breach of the security of the system has occurred involving the personally identifiable information of 1,000 or more individuals, the public institution of higher education shall post a notice on the same webpage as the privacy notice website of the public institution of higher education:            (i)    describing the breach; and            (ii)    that remains publicly available on the website for at least 1 year from the date on which notice was sent to individuals affected by the breach.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Drug crime” means:        (1)    a violation of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article;        (2)    a violation of Title 12 of the Criminal Procedure Article; or        (3)    a violation of the law of any other jurisdiction if the prohibited conduct would be a violation of Title 5 of the Criminal Law Article or Title 12 of the Criminal Procedure Article if committed in the State.    (c)    (1)    “License” means a license, permit, certification, registration, or other legal authorization:            (i)    issued or granted to an individual by a licensing authority; and            (ii)    required for engaging in employment, an occupation, or a profession.        (2)    “License” includes a commercial driver’s license issued under Title 16, Subtitle 8 of the Transportation Article.        (3)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “license” does not include:            (i)    a license to drive a motor vehicle issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration under Title 16 of the Transportation Article; or            (ii)    the registration of an agent, issuer agent, or investment advisor representative under the Maryland Securities Act and regulations adopted under that Act.    (d)    “Licensee” means a holder of a license issued by a licensing authority.    (e)    “Licensing authority” means an agency of the State that issues a license.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1402 - Disclosure of Convictions

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, as a condition on the issuance or renewal of a license, a licensing authority may require an individual applying for a license to disclose whether the individual has been convicted of a drug crime committed on or after January 1, 1991.    (b)    Subject to § 10–1405 of this subtitle, if an individual applying for a license has been convicted of a drug crime committed on or after January 1, 1991, a licensing authority may:        (1)    refuse to issue a license to the individual; or        (2)    issue a license to the individual subject to any terms and conditions that the licensing authority considers appropriate under § 10–1404 of this subtitle.    (c)    A licensing authority may suspend or revoke a licensee’s license if the licensee fails to disclose information that the licensing authority requires under subsection (a) of this section, unless the licensee shows good cause for the failure to disclose.    (d)    If a licensing authority, on or before January 1, 1990, required an applicant for an initial license or a license renewal to disclose a criminal record or prior offense related to a controlled dangerous substance, this section may not be construed to prohibit the licensing authority from:        (1)    continuing to require an applicant to disclose a criminal record or prior offense related to a controlled dangerous substance, regardless of the date of the offense; and        (2)    taking any action authorized by law, including refusing to issue a license, if the applicant:            (i)    discloses a criminal record or prior offense related to a controlled dangerous substance; or            (ii)    wrongfully conceals a criminal record or prior offense related to a controlled dangerous substance.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1403 - Imposition of Probation, Suspension, Revocation, and Other Sanctions

    Subject to § 10–1405 of this subtitle, if a licensing authority receives notification under § 5–810 of the Criminal Law Article that a licensee has been convicted of a drug crime committed on or after January 1, 1991, the licensing authority may:        (1)    (i)    reprimand the licensee;            (ii)    place the licensee on probation for a reasonable period of time; or            (iii)    suspend or revoke the license;        (2)    assess the licensee, in accordance with applicable regulations, all or part of the cost of any disciplinary proceeding and sanction; or        (3)    impose any other sanction or take any other action authorized by law.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1404 - Conditions of Probation

    (a)    If a licensee is placed on probation under § 10–1402 or § 10–1403 of this subtitle, the licensing authority may:        (1)    require the licensee to submit to periodic drug testing during the period of probation;        (2)    require the licensee to participate in appropriate counseling or treatment; and        (3)    impose any other reasonable term or condition of probation.    (b)    If a licensee who is on probation violates any condition of probation, the licensing authority may:        (1)    revoke the probation;        (2)    suspend or revoke the licensee’s license; or        (3)    impose additional terms of probation.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1405 - Procedures

    (a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a licensing authority shall comply with Subtitle 2 of this title before taking any action under this subtitle:            (i)    in regard to an initial license application or an application for a license renewal; or            (ii)    against a licensee.        (2)    The Maryland Rules shall govern in the case of a lawyer or an applicant for admission to the bar.    (b)    In deciding whether to deny an application for a license or whether to impose license sanctions against a licensee and the nature of the sanctions, a licensing authority shall consider:        (1)    the relationship between the drug crime and the license, including:            (i)    the licensee’s ability to perform the tasks authorized by the license; and            (ii)    whether the public will be protected if:                1.    in the case of an applicant, the license is issued; or                2.    in the case of a licensee, the license is not suspended or revoked;        (2)    the nature and circumstances of the drug crime;        (3)    the date of the drug crime, if an individual is applying for a license or license renewal; and        (4)    any other relevant information.    (c)    If a licensing authority decides that sanctions against a licensee may be appropriate, before imposing sanctions the licensing authority:        (1)    shall consider the impact any sanctions may have on third persons; and        (2)    to protect the rights of innocent third persons, may take any action that is in the interests of justice and that is not inconsistent with this subtitle.    (d)    If a licensing authority decides to suspend or revoke a license, the licensing authority may grant the licensee a reasonable time period to complete any existing contracts.
MD. State Government Code Ann. §  10-1406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|State Government|Title 10 - Governmental Procedures|Subtitle 14 - Licensing -- Controlled Dangerous Substance Offenses|Section 10-1406 - Commercial Drivers' Licenses

    (a)    If an individual who is convicted of a drug crime committed on or after January 1, 1991, holds a commercial driver’s license, the Motor Vehicle Administration may disqualify the individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle or take any other action authorized under this subtitle.    (b)    If the Motor Vehicle Administration disqualifies an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle under this subtitle, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall issue a noncommercial driver’s license to the individual if:        (1)    the individual surrenders the commercial driver’s license; and        (2)    the individual’s driving privilege is not otherwise refused, suspended, revoked, or canceled in the State or any other state.    (c)    This section may not be construed to limit the authority of the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle or taking any other action required or authorized under the Maryland Vehicle Law.