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Maryland Attorney General Opinion 110OAG60
Maryland Attorney General Reports
Decided September 18, 2025No. 110OAG60Published
1Opinion of the Court
60 [110 Op. Att’y PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT DEFINITION OF “PUBLIC RECORD” – WHETHER THE DELAYED BROADCAST OF POLICE RADIO DISPATCH TRANSMISSIONS IMPLICATES THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT September 18, 2025 The Honorable Julie M. Giordano County Executive, Wicomico County For decades, members of the media, hobbyists, and others have listened to police dispatch communications by using radio scanners. In recent years, however, concerns about officer safety, personal privacy, and investigation integrity have led many law enforcement agencies to encrypt their radio communications, meaning that scanners…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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