Maryland state laws determine that records documenting public activities such as court papers, police arrest records, marriage certificates, vehicular transgressions and more are open and available to the populace, largely as a result of the Maryland Public Information Act. This data contain names, times, specifications on incidences, sentences, processes and more, and are all presumed public unless otherwise stated. Both authorities and criminals can be held accountable for their actions as a consequence of these laws, which give the citizenry with the resources they require to explore problems separate from their governing administration.