§4–332.

    (a)    Subject to subsections (b) through (e) of this section, a custodian shall deny inspection of the part of a public record that contains information about the application and commission of a person as a notary public.

    (b)    A custodian shall allow inspection of the part of a public record that gives:

        (1)    the name of the notary public;

        (2)    the notary public’s business address or, if a business address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s home address;

        (3)    the notary public’s business telephone number or, if a business telephone number is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s home telephone number;

        (4)    the notary public’s business e–mail address or, if a business e–mail address is not provided to the custodian by the notary public, the notary public’s personal e–mail address;

        (5)    the issue and expiration dates of the notary public’s commission;

        (6)    the date the person took the oath of office as a notary public; or

        (7)    the signature of the notary public.

    (c)    A custodian may allow inspection of other information about a notary public if the custodian finds a compelling public purpose.

    (d)    A custodian may deny inspection of a record by a notary public or any other person in interest only to the extent that the inspection could:

        (1)    interfere with a valid and proper law enforcement proceeding;

        (2)    deprive another person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

        (3)    constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

        (4)    disclose the identity of a confidential source;

        (5)    disclose an investigative technique or procedure;

        (6)    prejudice an investigation; or

        (7)    endanger the life or physical safety of an individual.

    (e)    A custodian who sells lists of notaries public shall omit from the lists the name of any notary public, on written request of the notary public.