This article sets out procedures under which a person in interest may request the correction or amendment of public records of the Town.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CUSTODIAN
Has the meaning stated in State Government Article § 10-611(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.
PERSON IN INTEREST
Has the meaning stated in State Government Article § 10-611(e), Annotated Code of Maryland.
PUBLIC RECORD
Has the meaning stated in State Government Article § 10-611(g), Annotated Code of Maryland.
A person in interest may request that the Town correct or amend any public record that:
A. 
The Town keeps; and
B. 
The person in interest is authorized to inspect.
A. 
A person in interest shall make a written request to correct or amend a public record.
B. 
The request shall:
(1) 
Identify the public record to be corrected or amended;
(2) 
State the precise correction or amendment requested;
(3) 
State the reason for the correction or amendment; and
(4) 
Include a statement that, to the best of the requester's belief, the public record is inaccurate or incomplete.
A request to correct or amend a public record shall be addressed to the custodian of the record. If the custodian is unknown, the request may be addressed to the Town Clerk or the Mayor.
A. 
The Town shall accept a request to correct or amend a public record when it is received if it reasonably complies with the requirements of §§ 55-25 and 55-26.
B. 
If the request does not reasonably comply with the requirements of §§ 55-25 and 55-26, the Town shall return the request to the requester with:
(1) 
An explanation of the reason for the return; and
(2) 
A statement that, on receipt of a request that reasonably complies with the requirements of §§ 55-25 and 55-26, the request will be accepted.
Within 30 days after the Town receives a request for correction or amendment that reasonably complies with the requirements of §§ 55-25 and 55-26, the custodian shall:
A. 
Make the requested correction or amendment, and inform the requester in writing of the action; and
B. 
Inform the requester in writing that the Town will not:
(1) 
Make the requested correction or amendment, and the reason for the refusal; or
(2) 
Act on the request because:
(a) 
The requestor is not a "person in interest";
(b) 
The requestor is not authorized to inspect the record; or
(c) 
Any other reason authorized by law.
A. 
If the Town refuses to make a requested correction or amendment, a person in interest may file with the Town a concise statement of the reasons for:
(1) 
The requested correction or amendment; and
(2) 
The person's disagreement with the refusal of the Town to make the correction or amendment.
B. 
The statement submitted under Subsection A must be limited to five pages or less, be on pages no larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, and use only one side of each page.
If a person in interest files a statement of disagreement concerning a public record under § 55-29 of this article, the Town shall provide a copy of the statement whenever the Town discloses the public record to a third party.