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MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-542 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part IV - Out-of-Home Placement Review Boards|Section 5-542 - Local Boards -- Chair

    (a)    From among its members, each local board shall elect a chair by majority vote.    (b)    The term of the chair is 4 years.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-543 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part IV - Out-of-Home Placement Review Boards|Section 5-543 - Local Boards or Local Panels -- Compensation; Confidentiality

    (a)    A member of a local board or local panel may not receive compensation.    (b)    Each member of a local board or local panel is subject to the same standards of confidentiality as an employee of the Administration.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-544 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part IV - Out-of-Home Placement Review Boards|Section 5-544 - Local Boards -- Goals

    The goals of each local board are:        (1)    as to minor children who reside in out–of–home care under the jurisdiction of a local department, to conduct case reviews and individual child advocacy activities in accordance with those case reviews under the protocols established by the State Board;        (2)    in cooperation with other local boards, if any, in the county, to make recommendations regarding how the out–of–home care system may be improved;        (3)    to coordinate its findings and recommendations under item (2) of this section with a local citizens review panel serving the county;        (4)    to meet with the director of the local department and the judge in charge of the juvenile court in the county to discuss the board’s findings and recommendations; and        (5)    to assist the State Board in holding community forums as required in § 5–539.1 of this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-546 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part IV - Out-of-Home Placement Review Boards|Section 5-546 - Information to Be Provided by Public or Private Entities

    A public or private agency or institution shall give to the State Board and local boards any information that the boards request to perform their duties.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-547 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part IV - Out-of-Home Placement Review Boards|Section 5-547 - Construction

    This Part IV of this subtitle:        (1)    may not be construed to restrict or alter the authority of any public or private agency or institution that deals with out–of–home placement, adoption, or related matters; and        (2)    is related to and should be read in relation to Subtitle 13 of this title and §§ 5–524, 5–525, 5–525.1, and 5–534 of this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-550 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-550 - Definitions

    (a)    In this Part V of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Conviction” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere.    (c)    “Department” means the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.    (d)    (1)    “Employee” means a person that for compensation is employed to work in a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle and who:            (i)    cares for or supervises children in the facility; or            (ii)    has access to children who are cared for or supervised in the facility.        (2)    “Employee” includes a person who:            (i)    participates in a pool described in subsection (e)(2) of this section;            (ii)    for compensation will be employed on a substitute or temporary basis to work in a facility identified in § 5–551(b)(1) or (2) of this subtitle; and            (iii)    will care for or supervise children in the facility or will have access to children who are cared for or supervised in the facility.        (3)    “Employee” does not include any person employed to work for compensation by the Department of Juvenile Services.    (e)    (1)    “Employer” means an owner, operator, proprietor, or manager of a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle who has frequent contact with children who are cared for or supervised in the facility.        (2)    For purposes of §§ 5–551(g), 5–554(a)(2)(i) and (c)(1)(i) and (2), and 5–557 of this subtitle, “employer” includes a child care resource and referral center, an association of registered family child care providers, and an association of licensed child care centers to the extent that the center or association establishes and maintains a pool of individuals who are qualified to work as substitute or temporary employees in a facility identified in § 5–551(b)(1) or (2) of this subtitle.        (3)    “Employer” does not include a State or local agency responsible for the temporary or permanent placement of children in a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle.    (f)    “Private entity” means a nongovernmental agency, organization, or employer.    (g)    “Secretary” means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-552 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-552 - Printed Statement

    (a)    (1)    On or before the 1st day of actual employment, an employee shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.        (2)    On or before the 1st day of actual operation of a facility identified in § 5–551 of this subtitle, an employer shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.        (3)    (i)    Before an individual may be approved to provide or to continue providing informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations, the individual shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.            (ii)    An individual who was approved before January 1, 2014, to provide informal child care and who intends to continue providing informal child care on or after that date has until June 30, 2014, to apply to the Department for a printed statement.        (4)    Within 5 days after a local department places a child who is committed to the local department with an adult relative, an individual identified in § 5–551(c) or (e) of this subtitle shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.    (b)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the employee, employer, and individual identified in § 5–551(c), (d), (e), or (f) of this subtitle shall submit:        (1)    except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a complete set of legible fingerprints at any designated State or local law enforcement office in the State or other location approved by the Department;        (2)    the disclosure statement required under § 5–553 of this subtitle; and        (3)    payment for the costs of the criminal history records check.    (c)    The requirement that a complete set of legible fingerprints be submitted as part of the application for a criminal history records check may be waived by the Department if:        (1)    the application is submitted by a person who has attempted to have a complete set of fingerprints taken on at least 2 occasions;        (2)    the taking of a complete set of legible fingerprints is not possible because of a physical or medical condition of the person’s fingers or hands;        (3)    the person submits documentation satisfactory to the Department of the requirements of this subsection; and        (4)    the person submits the other information required for a criminal history records check.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-553 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-553 - Prior Criminal Offenses

    As part of the application process for a criminal history records check, the employee, employer, and individual identified in § 5–551(c), (d), (e), or (f) of this subtitle shall complete and sign a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing the existence of a criminal conviction, probation before judgment disposition, not criminally responsible disposition, or pending criminal charges without a final disposition.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-554.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-554.1 - Cross-Reference Check

    The State Department of Education shall conduct a cross–reference check, including cross–referencing the individual and the individual’s address, with the central registry of registrants transmitted weekly by the Department under § 11–713 of the Criminal Procedure Article, of:        (1)    an employee, employer, or individual identified in § 5–551(b)(1), (b)(2), or (c)(5)(i) of this subtitle; and        (2)    an individual who provides or agrees to provide informal child care, as defined in child care subsidy regulations adopted under Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-555 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-555 - Contesting Findings

    An individual may contest the finding of a criminal conviction, a probation before judgment disposition, a not criminally responsible disposition, or pending charge reported in a printed statement in accordance with §§ 10–223 through 10–228 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-556 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-556 - Failure to Disclose Prior Conviction or Existence of Pending Charge

    (a)    An individual who fails to disclose a conviction, a probation before judgment disposition, a not criminally responsible disposition, or the existence of pending charges for a criminal offense or attempted criminal offense as required under § 5–553 of this subtitle shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction is subject to the penalty provided by law.    (b)    Unless otherwise provided, a person who violates any provision of this Part V of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-557 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-557 - Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability

    The following governmental units or persons shall have the immunity from civil or criminal liability described under § 5–619 of the Courts Article in connection with a criminal history records check under this Part V of this subtitle:        (1)    an employer; and        (2)    a State or local agency, including a local department.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-558 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-558 - Duties of Secretary

    On or before August 15, 1986, the Secretary shall:        (1)    provide for the adoption of a specified form or forms to be used in applying for the criminal history records check to be issued by the Department, including an appropriate disclosure statement;        (2)    designate the appropriate State or local law enforcement offices in the State, or other approved locations, where fingerprints may be obtained and application for a criminal history records check may be made; and        (3)    adopt rules and regulations necessary and reasonable to administer this Part V of this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-559 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 5 - Child Care; Foster Care|Part V - Criminal Background Investigations for Employees of Facilities and Other Individuals That Care for or Supervise Children|Section 5-559 - Criminal History Records Checks in Emergency Out-of-Home Placements

    (a)    In this section, “emergency out–of–home placement” means an out–of–home placement in which a local department places a child in the home of a private individual, including a neighbor, friend, or relative, as a result of a sudden unavailability of the child’s primary caretaker.    (b)    (1)    If a child is placed in an emergency out–of–home placement, a local department may request that a designated State or local law enforcement agency in the State or other location approved by the Department perform a federal name–based check on any individual described in § 5–551(c)(4), (5)(iii), and (7)(ii) of this subtitle.        (2)    The designated agency described in paragraph (1) of this subsection may provide the results of the name–based check to the local department.        (3)    Within 15 calendar days after the local department receives the results of the name–based check, the local department shall submit a complete set of fingerprints to the Department for each individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection on whom a name–based check was performed.        (4)    Within 15 calendar days after the date on which the name–based check was performed, the Department shall perform a criminal history records check, in accordance with § 5–554 of this subtitle.    (c)    A child shall be removed immediately from an emergency out–of–home placement if any individual required to submit to a name–based check fails to comply with this section.    (d)    When the placement of a child in a home is denied as a result of a name–based criminal history records check of an individual and the individual contests that denial, the individual shall submit to the local department:        (1)    a complete set of fingerprints; and        (2)    written permission allowing the local department to forward the fingerprints to the Department for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.    (e)    An individual who is required to submit to a criminal history records check under this section shall pay the fees required under § 5–551(h) of this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1001 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part I - Definitions; Legislative Policy|Section 5-1001 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Administration” means the Child Support Administration of the Department.    (c)    “Alleged father” means an individual who is alleged, by himself or by another party, to be the father of a child in a proceeding under this subtitle.    (d)    (1)    “Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse.        (2)    “Assisted reproduction” includes:            (i)    intrauterine or intracervical insemination;            (ii)    donation of gametes;            (iii)    donation of embryos;            (iv)    in–vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and            (v)    intracytoplasmic sperm injection.    (e)    “Attorney for the Administration” means an attorney who represents the Administration in accordance with § 10–115(c) of this article.    (f)    “Complaint” means a bill or petition in equity filed in a paternity proceeding.    (g)    (1)    “Father” means an individual, regardless of gender, whose sperm fertilizes an ovum, resulting in the birth of a child.        (2)    “Father” does not include a gamete donor, unless:            (i)    the gamete donor and the child’s mother agree in writing that the gamete donor will be a parent of the child; or            (ii)    at the time of the child’s conception, the gamete donor is married to the child’s mother.    (h)    (1)    “Gamete donor” means an individual who provides, with or without consideration, sperm or an ovum intended for use in assisted reproduction.        (2)    “Gamete donor” does not include the mother of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction using the mother’s ovum.    (i)    “Mother” means an individual, regardless of gender, who gives birth to a child unless parentage is otherwise established.    (j)    “Putative father” means:        (1)    an alleged father of a child who has no parent or presumed parent under Title 1, Subtitle 2 of the Estates and Trusts Article, other than the child’s mother; or        (2)    an alleged father who is presumed to be the parent of a child under § 1–208(c)(1) or (2) of the Estates and Trusts Article.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1002 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part I - Definitions; Legislative Policy|Section 5-1002 - Legislative Policy

    (a)    The General Assembly finds that:        (1)    this State has a duty to improve the deprived social and economic status of children born out of wedlock; and        (2)    the policies and procedures in this subtitle are socially necessary and desirable.    (b)    The purpose of this subtitle is:        (1)    to promote the general welfare and best interests of children born out of wedlock by securing for them, as nearly as practicable, the same rights to support, care, and education as children born in wedlock;        (2)    to impose on the mothers and fathers of children born out of wedlock the basic obligations and responsibilities of parenthood; and        (3)    to simplify the procedures for determining paternity, custody, guardianship, and responsibility for the support of children born out of wedlock.    (c)    Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to limit the right of a putative father to file a complaint to establish his paternity of a child.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1005 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part II - General Provisions|Section 5-1005 - Legitimation Proceedings

    (a)    An equity court may determine the legitimacy of a child pursuant to Title 1, Subtitle 2 of the Estates and Trusts Article.    (b)    This section does not limit paternity proceedings under this subtitle except after the legitimation of a child under this section.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1006 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part II - General Provisions|Section 5-1006 - Limitations

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a proceeding to establish paternity of a child under this subtitle may be begun at any time before the child’s eighteenth birthday.    (b)    A paternity proceeding under this subtitle may be begun during pregnancy.    (c)    A complaint under this subtitle is not barred because the child born out of wedlock was conceived or born outside this State.    (d)    A proceeding to establish paternity of a child who is dependent on a parent because of a mental or physical infirmity may be begun at any time before the child’s twenty–first birthday.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1007 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part II - General Provisions|Section 5-1007 - Inconsistent Statutes or Rules

    Any rule of court or statute that relates to procedure applies to a proceeding under this subtitle only to the extent that the rule or statute is:         (1)    practical under the circumstances; and        (2)    not inconsistent with this subtitle.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1010 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part III - Pleading, Process, and Practice|Section 5-1010 - Complaint

    (a)    A complaint need not be in any particular form.    (b)    The complaint shall be written in simple, nontechnical language.    (c)    The complaint shall state the facts on which the complaint is based.    (d)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a complaint filed under this subtitle shall be supported by the oath of the mother or pregnant woman, whether or not she is a party to the paternity proceeding.        (2)    The complaint may be filed without the oath if the mother or pregnant woman:            (i)    is dead;            (ii)    refuses to file a complaint;            (iii)    refuses to disclose the identity of the father of the child;            (iv)    is mentally or physically incapable of making an oath; or            (v)    refuses to make the oath.        (3)    If the complaint is filed without an oath under paragraph (2) of this subsection:            (i)    the complainant shall verify the fact of the pregnancy or birth; and            (ii)    if the mother or pregnant woman is living, she shall be made a defendant.    (e)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the clerk of court may not receive a complaint starting paternity proceedings unless the consent of the attorney for the Administration is attached to the complaint.        (2)    The consent of the attorney for the Administration is not required if, after considering testimony or information given by affidavit, or both, the court:            (i)    finds that the complaint is meritorious; and            (ii)    rules that the consent is not required.        (3)    Except by an order of court for good cause shown, a proceeding under this subtitle may not be dismissed voluntarily without the consent of the attorney for the Administration.
MD. Family Law Code Ann. §  5-1011 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Family Law|Title 5 - Children|Subtitle 10 - Paternity Proceedings|Part III - Pleading, Process, and Practice|Section 5-1011 - Administration as Complainant

    (a)    (1)    The Administration may be the complainant in any proceeding under this subtitle in which the Administration is providing child support services under federal law.        (2)    The Administration shall be represented in accordance with § 10-115 of this article.    (b)    For purposes of providing legal representation in a paternity proceeding under this section, the Administration may approve child support services for a person who resides out of state.    (c)    A complainant under this section is not required to prepay court costs.    (d)    If the Attorney General or a qualified lawyer appointed by the Attorney General represents the complainant under § 10-115 of this article, the Attorney General or the lawyer has the same powers granted to the State’s Attorney under this subtitle.