Except as otherwise provided in this article or by statute, none of the records of the Commission shall be open to the public. However, this shall not be construed to prevent inspection of the records by members of the Commission or members of the Council. A member of the Commission or any person who may, from time to time, be designated by the Commission shall be present at all times during any inspection of any record of the Commission.
A. 
All examination materials shall be confidential and shall not be open to general public inspection. Any examined applicant may inspect his examination papers, provided that:
(1) 
He makes a written request to the Commission within seven calendar days from the date of mailing of the written notice of his grade;
(2) 
He receives the written consent of the Commission to inspect his examination papers; and
(3) 
He makes his inspection within five calendar days from the date of mailing of the consent of the Commission.
B. 
The Commission shall not consent to the request of any examined applicant to inspect any written examination paper which may be used in any subsequent written examination that may be scheduled within 90 calendar days following the date of receipt of the written request. If the Commission consents to an inspection of any of the written examination papers by any examined applicant, it shall state in its letter of consent which specific examination papers may be inspected. Before any member of the Commission or any person designated by the Commission permits any inspection of examination papers, he shall require the examined applicant to produce the letter indicating the consent of the Commission, and he shall limit the letter indicating the consent of the Commission, and he shall limit the inspection by the examined applicant to only those examination papers indicated in the letter of consent. No examined applicant shall be permitted to inspect any examination papers other than his own, nor shall he be permitted to make any written notes while he is inspecting any examination paper.