Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 14 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › Subtitle 37 - OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS OMBUDSMAN › Chapter 14.37.01 - General Provisions › Section 14.37.01.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				subtitle, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Act" means the Public Information Act,
				General Provisions Article, Title 4, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(2) "Applicant" has the meaning stated in
				General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(3)
				"Custodian" has the meaning stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-101(d),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(4)
				"Dispute" means a point of contention between an applicant and a custodian
				arising from a request for public records under the Act, including those
				matters stated in General Provisions Article, §
										4-1B-04(a),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(5)
				"Exemption" means a denial of inspection of a public record or part of a public
				record pursuant to General Provisions Article, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(6) "Final
				determination" means the written document issued by the Public Access Ombudsman
				pursuant to General Provisions Article, §
										4-1B-04(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland, stating that a specific dispute has been resolved
				or partially resolved or not resolved, or other disposition as provided in
				Regulations .06, .07, and .09 of this chapter.
(7) "Identifying information" means any
				information that identifies a party or other person.
(8) "Mediation" has the meaning stated in
				Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §
										3-1801(b),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(9)
				"Mediation communication" has the meaning stated in Courts and Judicial
				Proceedings Article, §
										3-1801(c),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(10)
				"Mediation Confidentiality Act" means the Maryland Mediation Confidentiality
				Act, Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, Title 3, Subtitle 18, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(11) "Mediation
				information" means all information made and received as part of the Ombudsman's
				mediation process and the decision to participate in mediation, including
				documentary materials and mediation communications.
(12) "Mediator" has the meaning stated in
				Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §
										3-1801(d),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(13)
				"Office" means the Office of the Public Access Ombudsman.
(14) "Ombudsman" means the person appointed
				to the position of the Public Access Ombudsman pursuant to General Provisions
				Article, §
										4-1B-03, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.
(15) "Party"
				means a participant or potential participant in the Ombudsman's mediation
				process, including an applicant and a custodian.
(16) "Public record" has the meaning stated in General
				Provisions Article, §
										4-101(k),
				Annotated Code of Maryland.
(17)
				"Sociological information" means any of the following information concerning a
				person that may be contained in a record of the Ombudsman:
(a) Social security number;
(b) Driver's license number;
(c) Personal mailing address;
(d) Personal phone number;
(e) Personal email address; and
(f) Date of birth.
(18) "Standards of Conduct for Mediators"
				means the Maryland Standards of Conduct for Mediators, Arbitrators and Other
				ADR Practitioners adopted by the Maryland Judiciary's Mediation and Conflict
				Resolution Office.
(19) "Written
				guidance" means nonbinding guidance that advises parties on the interpretation
				of the Act and the application of the Act to specific facts.
(20) "Written mediation agreement" means a
				written agreement between the Ombudsman and the parties to a mediation that
				provides the specific terms under which that particular mediation will
				proceed.