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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE
TITLE 16 - COURTS, JUDGE, AND ATTORNEYS
CHAPTER 1000 - ACCESS TO COURT RECORDS
AMEND Rule 16-1002 to clarify that section (c) applies to
certain court exhibits, as follows:
Rule 16-1002. GENERAL POLICY
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(c) Records Admitted or Considered as Evidence Exhibit
Attached to Motion or Marked for Identification
Unless a judicial action is not open to the public or the
court expressly orders otherwise, a court record that has been
admitted into evidence in a judicial action or that a court has
considered as evidence or relied upon for purposes of deciding a
motion is consists of an exhibit (1) attached to a motion that
has been ruled upon by the court or (2) marked for identification
at trial, whether or not offered in evidence, and if offered,
whether or not admitted, is subject to inspection,
notwithstanding that the record otherwise would not have been
subject to inspection under the Rules in this Chapter.
Cross reference: Rule 2-516.
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REPORTER’S NOTE
In its final report, the Access Rules Implementation
Committee appointed by Chief Judge Bell suggested a need for
clarification of Rule 16-1002 (c). The Rules Committee
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