WPC xB#2@h=$0.TfZ#-j;-{k|# jV&*]*~ܣ.d|6ko.@L BJ-Tꦀ}t4:=E;9x)@HL~ڜ&IQ+*#LUN  %[ 0:aU8^ w4 mNb! 0U) 0~ 0a 0A 0 0 0 0 0t 0CB 0 0V 0$ 0 0 0| 0> 0 0@ 0 0 0 0X 0 0 0 0ZHP LaserJet 4 Plus,,,,0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX($USUS.,<4 9Z+ Courier New {g4 v339 ORDERS3|xU- -*+ (_2623  ..*D+J (_25   ,". . 6>F ,23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *A+J (_24   ) 6>F )23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *>+J (_23  ` &6>F &23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *;+J (_22   #66>F #23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *8+J (_21    >F 23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *5+J (_20  h >F 23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *2+J (_19   >>F 23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  */+J (_18    F 23  ..  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  * (_1723  Ԁ*DJ (_16   ,". . 6>F ,23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *AJ (_15   ) 6>F )23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *>J (_14  ` &6>F &23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *;J (_13   #66>F #23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *8J (_12    >F 23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *5J (_11  h >F 23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  *2J (_10   >>F 23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (/J &_9    F 23  Ԁ  2(~ ~. 6>F 2  ( &_823  (DJ &_7   ,". . 6>F ,23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (AJ &_6   ) 6>F )23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (>J &_5  ` &6>F &23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (;J &_4   #66>F #23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (8J &_3    >F 23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (5J &_2  h >F 23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  (2J &_1   >>F 23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  &/J $_    F 23   2(~ ~. 6>F 2  !USUS.,  _XXtDXXX8XXdd8  @ INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFMARYLAND \ @ RULESORDER `    ThisCourtsStandingCommitteeonRulesofPracticeand `  ProcedurehavingsubmitteditsOneHundredFiftySixthReportto   theCourtrecommendingadoptionofproposedamendmentstoRules h 161002and161008,allassetforthinthatReportpublishedin d theMarylandRegister,Vol.32,Issue23,pages18191822  (November14,2005);and x   TheRulesCommitteehavingsubmittedaSupplementtotheOne |  HundredFiftySixthReporttotheCourtdatedDecember16,2005 (!x" recommendingadoptiononanemergencybasisofproposed "$$ amendmentstoRule161006andrecommendingadditionalamendments $& toRule161008;and ,&|!(   ThisCourt,byRulesOrderdatedJanuary10,2006,having 0+&. adoptedamendmentstoRule161006andhavingdeferredactionon ,,(0 theproposedamendmentstoRules161002and161008;and .)2  40+4 _ԇ  ThisCourthavingconsideredatopenmeetings,noticesof \ whichwerepostedasprescribedbylaw,allthoseproposed X ruleschanges,togetherwithcommentsreceived,andmaking   certainamendmentstotheproposedruleschangesonitsown `  motion,itisthis7thdayofMarch,2006,  \     `   ORDERED,bytheCourtofAppealsofMaryland,that   amendmentstoRules161002and161008be,andtheyarehereby, h adoptedintheformattachedtothisOrder;anditisfurther d   ORDEREDthattheruleschangesherebyadoptedbythisCourt  shallgovernthecourtsofthisStateandallpartiesandtheir p  attorneysinallactionsandproceedings,andshalltakeeffect !l" andapplytoallactionscommencedonorafterJuly1,2006,and "$ insofaraspracticabletoallactionsthenpending;anditis t$& further  &p!(   '#*  XORDEREDthatacopyofthisOrderbepublishedinthenext  issueoftheMarylandRegister. \  X   `     h   /s/RobertM.Bell      `     h   RobertM.Bell l     `     h   /s/IrmaS.Raker      `     h   IrmaS.Raker      `     h   /s/AlanM.Wilner B    `     h   AlanM.Wilner     `     h   /s/DaleR.Cathell  p    `     h   DaleR.Cathell F    `     h   /s/GlennT.Harrell,Jr. N    `     h   GlennT.Harrell,Jr. $t    `     h   /s/LynneA.Battaglia |     `     h   LynneA.Battaglia R !    `     h   /s/ClaytonGreene,Jr. #%    `     h   ClaytonGreene,Jr. $& Filed:March7,2006 '(#* /s/AlexanderL.Cummings Z*%- ЀClerk 0+&. ЀAlexanderL.Cummings ,V'/   ,,(0 @ MARYLANDRULESOFPROCEDURE  @ TITLE16COURTS,JUDGES,ANDATTORNEYS \ @  CHAPTER1000ACCESSTOCOURTRECORDS X   AMENDRule161002toclarifythattheRulesinTitle16,   Chapter1000donotlimitaccesstocaserecordsbypartiesand 6   counselofrecord,asfollows:  2  Rule16-1002.GENERALPOLICY d  Ӏ(a)PresumptionofOpenness 6   Courtrecordsmaintainedbyacourtorbyanotherjudicial  agencyarepresumedtobeopentothepublicforinspection. > ExceptasotherwiseprovidedbyorpursuanttotheRulesinthis : Chapter,thecustodianofacourtrecordshallpermitaperson,  uponpersonalappearanceintheofficeofthecustodianduring B normalbusinesshours,toinspecttherecord. > Ѐ(b)ProtectionofRecords    Toprotectcourtrecordsandpreventunnecessary F ! interferencewiththeofficialbusinessanddutiesofthe !B# custodianandothercourtpersonnel, #% Ѐ(1)aclerkisnotrequiredtopermitinspectionofacase J% ' recordfiledwiththeclerkfordocketinginajudicialactionor &F") anoticerecordfiledforrecordingandindexinguntilthe (#+ documenthasbeendocketedorrecordedandindexed;and N*%- Ѐ(2)theChiefJudgeoftheCourtofAppeals,by +J'/ administrativeorder,acopyofwhichshallbefiledwithand -(1 maintainedbytheclerkofeachcourt,mayadoptproceduresand  conditions,notinconsistentwiththeRulesinthisChapter, \ governingthetimelyproduction,inspection,andcopyingofcourt X records.   Committeenote:Itisanticipatedthat,byAdministrativeOrder, `  enteredpursuanttosection(b)ofthisRule,theChiefJudgeof 6   theCourtofAppealswilldirectthat,iftheclerkdoesnot  \  permitinspectionofanoticerecordpriortorecordingand  2  indexingoftherecord,(1)personsfilinganoticerecordfor   recordingandindexingincludeaseparatelegiblecopyofthose   pagesofthedocumentnecessarytoidentifythepartiestothe d  transactionandthepropertythatisthesubjectofthe :  transactionand(2)theclerkdatestampthatcopyandmaintain `  itinaseparatebookthatissubjecttoinspectionbythe 6 public.   Ӏ(c)RecordsAdmittedorConsideredasEvidence h   Unlessthecourtexpresslyordersotherwise,acourt d recordthathasbeenadmittedintoevidenceinajudicialaction  orthatacourthasconsideredasevidenceorrelieduponfor l purposesofdecidingamotionissubjecttoinspection, h notwithstandingthattherecordotherwisewouldnothavebeen  subjecttoinspectionundertheRulesinthisChapter. p  Ѐ(d)Fees !l" Ѐ(1)InthisRule,"reasonablefee"meansafeethatbearsa "$ reasonablerelationshiptotheactualorestimatedcostsincurred t$& orlikelytobeincurredinprovidingtherequestedaccess.  &p!( Ѐ(2)UnlessotherwiseexpresslypermittedbytheRulesinthis '#* Chapter,acustodianmaynotchargeafeeforprovidingaccessto x)$, acourtrecordthatcanbemadeavailableforinspection,in $+t&. paperformorbyelectronicaccess,withtheexpenditureofless , (0 thantwohoursofeffortbythecustodianorotherjudicial |.)2 employee.  Ѐ(3)Acustodianmaychargeareasonablefeeiftwohoursor \ moreofeffortisrequiredtoprovidetherequestedaccess. X Ѐ(4)Thecustodianmaychargeareasonablefeeformakingor   supervisingthemakingofacopyorprintoutofacourtrecord. `  Ѐ(5)Thecustodianmaywaiveafeeif,afterconsiderationof  \  theabilityofthepersonrequestingaccesstopaythefeeand   otherrelevantfactors,thecustodiandeterminesthatthewaiver d  isinthepublicinterest. `  Ѐ(e)NewCourtRecords   Ѐ(1)Exceptasexpresslyrequiredbyotherlawandsubjectto h Rule16-1008,neitheracustodiannoracourtorotherjudicial d agencyisrequiredbytheRulesinthisChaptertoindex,  compile,re-format,program,orreorganizeexistingcourtrecords l orotherdocumentsorinformationtocreateanewcourtrecord h notnecessarytobemaintainedintheordinarycourseof  business.Theremoval,deletion,orredactionfromacourt p  recordofinformationnotsubjecttoinspectionundertheRules !l" inthisChapterinordertomakethecourtrecordsubjectto "$ inspectiondoesnotcreateanewrecordwithinthemeaningof t$& thisRule.  &p!( Ѐ(2)Ifacustodian,court,orotherjudicialagency(A) '#* indexes,compiles,re-formats,programs,orreorganizesexisting x)$, courtrecordsorotherdocumentsorinformationtocreateanew $+t&. courtrecord,or(B)comesintopossessionofanewcourtrecord , (0 createdbyanotherfromtheindexing,compilation,re-formatting, |.)2 programming,orreorganizationofothercourtrecords,documents,  orinformation,andthereisnobasisundertheRulesinthis \ Chaptertodenyinspectionofthatnewcourtrecordorsomepart X ofthatcourtrecord,thenewcourtrecordorapartforwhich   thereisnobasistodenyinspectionshallbesubjectto `  inspection.  \  Ѐ(f)AccessbyJudicialEmployees,Parties,andCounselof   Record d    TheRulesinthisChapteraddressaccesstocourtrecords `  bythepublicatlarge. and TheRulesdonotlimitaccessto   courtrecordsbyjudicialofficialsoremployeesinthe h performanceoftheirofficialduties,ortoacaserecordbya d partyorcounselofrecordintheaction.  Source:ThisRuleisnew. l   h @ MARYLANDRULESOFPROCEDURE  @ TITLE16COURTS,JUDGES,ANDATTORNEYS \ @  CHAPTER1000ACCESSTOCOURTRECORDS X   AMENDRule161008toaddanewsubsection(a)(3)(B)to   preventremoteaccesstocertaininformationincertain 6   categoriesofactions,tocorrectagrammaticalerrorinsection  2  (c),andtomakecertainstylisticchanges,asfollows:   Rule161008.ELECTRONICRECORDSANDRETRIEVAL `  Ӏ(a)InGeneral  Ѐ(1)SubjecttotheconditionsstatedinthisRule,acourt > recordthatiskeptinelectronicformisopentoinspectionto : thesameextentthattherecordwouldbeopentoinspectionin  paperform. B Ѐ(2)SubjecttotheotherprovisionsofthisRuleandany > otherlaworanyadministrativeorderoftheChiefJudgeofthe  CourtofAppeals,acustodian,court,orotherjudicialagency, F ! forthepurposeofprovidingpublicaccesstocourtrecordsin !B# electronicform,isauthorizedbutnotrequired: #% Ѐ(A)toconvertpapercourtrecordsintoelectroniccourt J% ' records; &F") Ѐ(B)tocreatenewelectronicrecords,databases,programs, (#+ orcomputersystems; N*%- Ѐ(C)toprovidecomputerterminalsorotherequipmentfor +J'/ usebythepublic; -(1 Ѐ(D)tocreatetheabilitytoinspectorcopycourtrecords  throughremoteaccess;or \ Ѐ(E)toconvert,supplement,modify,orreplaceanexisting X electronicstorageorretrievalsystem.   Ѐ(3)(A)SubjecttotheotherprovisionsofthisRule,a `  custodianmaylimitaccesstocourtrecordsinelectronicformto  \  themanner,form,andprogramthattheelectronicsystemusedby   thecustodian,withoutmodification,iscapableofproviding.If d  acustodian,court,orotherjudicialagencyconvertspapercourt `  recordsintoelectroniccourtrecordsorotherwisecreatesnew   electronicrecords,databases,orcomputersystems,itshall,to h theextentpracticable,designthoserecords,databases,or d systemstofacilitateaccesstocourtrecordsthatareopento  inspectionundertheRulesinthisChapter. l   (B)Exceptforidentifyinginformationrelatingtolaw h enforcementofficers,otherpublicofficialsactingintheir  officialcapacity,andexpertwitnesses,acustodianshall p  preventremoteaccesstotheaddress,telephonenumber,dateof !l" birth,emailaddress,andplaceofemploymentofavictimor "$ nonpartywitnessin(1)acriminalaction,(2)ajuvenile t$& delinquencyactionunderTitle3,Subtitle8AoftheCourts  &p!( Article,(3)anactionunderTitle4,Subtitle5oftheFamily '#* LawArticle(domesticviolence),or(4)anactionunderTitle3, x)$, Subtitle15oftheCourtsArticle(peaceorder). $+t&. Ѐ(4)Subjecttosubsection(a)(3)(B)ofthisRuleand , (0 proceduresandconditionsestablishedbyadministrativeorderof |.)2 theChiefJudgeoftheCourtofAppeals,apersonmayviewand  copyelectroniccourtrecordsthatareopentoinspectionunder \ theRulesinthisChapter: X Ѐ(A)atcomputerterminalsthatacourtorotherjudicial   agencymakesavailableforpublicuseatthecourtorother `  judicialagency;or  \  Ѐ(B)byremoteaccessthatthecourtorotherjudicial   agencymakesavailablethroughdialupmodem,websiteaccess,or d  othertechnology. `  Ѐ(b)CurrentProgramsProvidingElectronicAccesstoDatabases     Anyelectronicaccesstoadatabaseofcourtrecordsthat h isprovidedbyacourtorotherjudicialagencyandisineffect d onOctober1,2004maycontinueineffect,subjecttoreviewby  theTechnologyOversightBoardforconsistencywiththeRulesin l thisChapter.Afterreview,theBoardmaymakeordirectany h changesthatitconcludesarenecessarytomaketheelectronic  accessconsistentwiththeRulesinthisChapter. p  Ѐ(c)NewRequestsforElectronicAccesstoorInformationfrom !l" Databases "$ Ѐ(1)Apersonwhodesirestoobtainelectronicaccesstoor t$& informationfromadatabaseofcourtrecordstowhichelectronic  &p!( accessisnotthenimmediatelyandautomaticallyavailableshall '#* submittotheCourtInformationOfficeawrittenapplicationthat x)$, describesthecourtrecordstowhichaccessisdesiredandthe $+t&. proposedmethodofachievingthataccess. , (0 Ѐ(2)TheCourtInformationOfficeshallreviewtheapplication |.)2 andmayconsulttheJudicialInformationSystems.Withoutundue  delayand,unlessimpracticable,within30daysafterreceiptof \ theapplication,theCourtInformationOfficeshalltakeoneof X thefollowingactions:   Ѐ(A)TheCourtInformationOfficeshallapprovethe `  applicationifitdeterminesthatthe proposalwillnotpermit   \  applicationdoesnotrequestaccesstocourtrecords thatare not   subjecttoinspectionundertheRulesinthisChapterandwill d  not involve imposeasignificantfiscal,personnel,or `  operationalburdenonanycourtorjudicialagency ,itshall   approvetheapplication .Theapprovalmaybeconditionedonthe h applicant'spayingorreimbursingthecourtor d agencyforanyadditionalexpensethatmaybeincurredin  implementingthe proposal application. l Ѐ(B)IftheCourtInformationOfficeisunabletomakethe h findingsprovidedforinsubsection(c)(2)(A),itshallinform  theapplicantand: p    (i)denytheapplication; !l"   (ii)offertoconferwiththeapplicantaboutamendments "$ totheapplicationthatwouldmeettheconcernsoftheCourt t$& InformationOffice;or  &p!(   (iii)iftheapplicantrequests,refertheapplicationto '#* theTechnologyOversightBoardforitsreview. x)$, Ѐ(C)IftheapplicationisreferredtotheTechnology $+t&. OversightBoard,theBoardshalldeterminewhether theproposal , (0 is approvaloftheapplicationwouldbelikelytopermitaccess |.)2 tocourtrecordsorinformation thatare notsubjectto  inspectionundertheRulesinthisChapter,createanyundue \ burdenonacourt,otherjudicialagency,orthejudicialsystem X asawhole,orcreateunduedisparityintheabilityofother   courtsorjudicialagenciestoprovideequivalentaccesstocourt `  records.Inmakingthosedeterminations,theBoardshall  \  consider,totheextentrelevant:   Ѐ(i)whetherthedataprocessingsystem,operational d  system,electronicfilingsystem,ormanualorelectronicstorage `  andretrievalsystemusedbyorplannedforthecourtorjudicial   agencythatmaintainstherecordscancurrentlyprovidethe h accessrequestedinthemannerrequestedandinconformancewith d Rules161001through161007,and,ifnot,whatchangesor  effortwouldberequiredtomakethosesystemscapableof l providingthataccess; h   (ii)anychangestothedataprocessing,operational  electronicfiling,orstorageorretrievalsystemsusedbyor p  plannedforothercourtsorjudicialagenciesintheStatethat !l" wouldberequiredinordertoavoidunduedisparityinthe "$ abilityofthosecourtsoragenciestoprovideequivalentaccess t$& tocourtrecordsmaintainedbythem;  &p!(   (iii)anyotherfiscal,personnel,oroperationalimpact '#* oftheproposedprogramonthecourtorjudicialagencyoronthe x)$, Statejudicialsystemasawhole; $+t&.   (iv)whetherthereisasubstantialpossibilitythat , (0 informationretrievedthroughtheprogrammaybeusedforany |.)2 fraudulentorotherunlawfulpurposeormayresultinthe  disseminationofinaccurateormisleadinginformationconcerning \ courtrecordsorindividualswhoarethesubjectofcourtrecords X and,ifso,whetherthereareanysafeguardstopreventmisuseof   disseminatedinformationandthedisseminationofinaccurateor `  misleadinginformation;and  \    (v)anyotherconsiderationthattheTechnologyOversight   Boardfindsrelevant. d  Ѐ(D)If,uponconsiderationofthefactorssetforthin `  subsection(c)(2)(C)ofthisRule,theTechnologyOversightBoard   concludesthattheproposalwouldcreate(i)anunduefiscal, h personnel,oroperationalburdenonacourt,otherjudicial d agency,orthejudicialsystemasawhole,or(ii)anundue  disparityintheabilityofothercourtsorjudicialagenciesto l provideequivalentaccesstojudicialrecords,theBoardshall h informtheCourtInformationOfficeandtheapplicantinwriting  ofitsconclusions.TheCourtInformationOfficeandthe p  applicantmaythendiscussamendmentstotheapplicationtomeet !l" theconcernsoftheBoard,includingchangesinthescopeor "$ methodoftherequestedaccessandarrangementstobeardirectly t$& orreimbursetheappropriateagencyforanyexpensethatmaybe  &p!( incurredinprovidingtherequestedaccessandmeetingother '#* conditionsthatmaybeattachedtoapprovaloftheapplication. x)$, Theapplicantmayamendtheapplicationtoreflectanyagreed $+t&. changes.Theapplication,asamended,shallbesubmittedtothe , (0 TechnologyOversightBoardforfurtherconsideration. |.)2 Source:ThisRuleisnew.