(a) Generally. The information gathered as a result of the personal and financial background check on an owner and managerial employee, annual and quarterly financial statements, and the financial statements of applicants shall be maintained in confidence by both the Department and the Commission and shall not be available for public inspection. Confidential information shall not be included in the minutes of the Commission. Before their appointment, members of the Commission shall acknowledge in writing that they are bound to preserve the confidentiality of confidential information.
(b) Use. The provisions of this section may not be construed to prohibit the Director or the Commission from using the information for the purposes intended in this subtitle or to prosecute or defend an administrative or judicial proceeding. The information shall be available to the Police Department or other law enforcement agency, which shall preserve its confidentiality in accordance with federal and state laws governing access to public records and criminal history record information.
(1985 Code, Art. 16, § 2-326) (Bill No. 96-91)