Maryland § 3-115

§ 3-115.

    (a)    A program participant who acquires an ownership interest in real property while participating in an address confidentiality program may request the shielding of real property records concerning the property in accordance with this section.

    (b)    (1)    To request the shielding of real property records, a program participant, or any agent of a program participant, shall submit to the clerk of the circuit court and the appropriate county finance office:

            (i)    A Real Property ACP Notice;

            (ii)    The deed or other instrument to be recorded; and

            (iii)    The intake sheet required under § 3–104 of this subtitle.

        (2)    The Real Property ACP Notice shall be on the form that the Secretary provides and shall include:

            (i)    The full legal name of the program participant, including middle name;

            (ii)    The program participant’s ACP number;

            (iii)    The substitute address designated by the Secretary as the program participant’s address;

            (iv)    A description of the property identical to the description given on the intake sheet required under § 3–104 of this subtitle; and

            (v)    The signature of the program participant.

        (3)    The program participant shall submit to the Secretary a copy of any Real Property ACP Notice submitted under paragraph (1) of this subsection.

    (c)    A Real Property ACP Notice applies to:

        (1)    The instrument submitted for recordation at the same time as the Real Property ACP Notice; and

        (2)    Any other instrument concerning the property identified in the Real Property ACP Notice that is subsequently presented for recordation during the period of time that the program participant holds a record interest in the property and is a program participant.

    (d)    A program participant shall use a separate Real Property ACP Notice for each property in which the program participant acquires an ownership interest.

    (e)    The clerk of the circuit court shall provide a copy of any Real Property ACP Notice received under this section to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation and the State Archives.

    (f)    A Real Property ACP Notice is not a public record within the meaning of § 4–101 of the General Provisions Article.

    (g)    If a program participant intends to request the shielding of real property records under this section, the program participant may not submit any instrument for recordation electronically.