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2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part II - Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board › Section 10-208 - Membership

(a)    The Advisory Board consists of the following 25 members:
(1)    one member of the Senate appointed by the President;
(2)    one member of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker;
(3)    three members from the Judicial Branch of State government appointed by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals;
(4)    the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services;
(5)    three members recommended by the Secretary;
(6)    two members who are executive officials from State, county, or municipal police units;
(7)    the director or chair of a criminology studies program at a university or college in the State;
(8)    two elected county officials;
(9)    the Attorney General;
(10)    two elected officials from separate municipal corporations;
(11)    one State’s Attorney;
(12)    one member of the State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect recommended by the Council chairperson;
(13)    one representative of the Maryland Department of Health recommended by the Secretary of Health;
(14)    one representative of the Department of Juvenile Services recommended by the Secretary of Juvenile Services;
(15)    one representative from the Motor Vehicle Administration recommended by the Secretary of Transportation;
(16)    the State Chief Information Officer;
(17)    the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security; and
(18)    one member from the public.
(b)    Except for ex officio members and members appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, or the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, the Governor shall appoint the members of the Advisory Board.
(c)    The Governor shall designate a member of the Advisory Board as the Chairman.
(d)    (1)    Subject to § 10–209 of this subtitle, the term of a member is 3 years.
(2)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(e)    (1)    Except for the member of the Advisory Board from the public, each member may designate a person to represent the member at any meeting or other activity of the Advisory Board.
(2)    A person designated by a member under paragraph (1) of this subsection may vote on behalf of the member.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part II - Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board › Section 10-209 - Quorum; Ex Officio Members; Meetings; Expenses; Staff

(a)    A majority of the members of the Advisory Board then serving is a quorum.
(b)    The Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services, the Attorney General, and the Director of the Maryland Justice Analysis Center of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice of the University of Maryland shall serve on the Advisory Board as ex officio members.
(c)    The Advisory Board sets the times and places of its meetings.
(d)    A member of the Advisory Board:
(1)    shall serve without compensation; but
(2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
(e)    Subject to the approval of the head of the appropriate unit, the Advisory Board may use the staff and facilities of the Department, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services in the performance of its functions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part II - Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board › Section 10-210 - Duties

The Advisory Board shall:
(1)    advise the Secretary, the Court of Appeals, and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals on:
(i)    the development, operation, and maintenance of the Criminal Justice Information System; and
(ii)    standards, procedures, or protocols to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of communication and information management systems maintained by the judiciary;
(2)    propose and recommend regulations to the Secretary, including standards, procedures, or protocols necessary:
(i)    to develop, operate, and maintain the Criminal Justice Information System; and
(ii)    to ensure the compatibility and interoperability of communication and information management systems maintained by State public safety units;
(3)    propose and recommend rules, in conjunction with the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Court of Appeals, to the Court of Appeals and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals necessary to develop, operate, and maintain the Criminal Justice Information System;
(4)    monitor the operation of the Criminal Justice Information System;
(5)    recommend:
(i)    procedures and methods for criminal history record information to be used in the research, evaluation, and statistical analysis of criminal activity;
(ii)    any legislation necessary to implement, operate, and maintain the Criminal Justice Information System; and
(iii)    any legislation for consideration by the Governor and the General Assembly as necessary to implement the recommendations regarding compatibility and interoperability of communication and information management systems maintained by State, county, and municipal public safety units; and
(6)    submit a report on interoperability on or before December 1 of each year to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-213 - Establishment, Administration, Status, and Duties

(a)    There is a Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository in the Department.
(b)    The Secretary:
(1)    has administrative control of the Central Repository; and
(2)    shall operate the Central Repository with the advice of the Advisory Board.
(c)    (1)    The Central Repository is the official State repository for criminal history record information.
(2)    The Central Repository:
(i)    shall maintain and disseminate criminal history record information required under this subtitle; and
(ii)    may maintain a repository of fingerprints, latent prints, palm prints, photographs, or other such identification submitted to the Central Repository as determined by the Secretary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-214 - Reporting Data to Central Repository

(a)    Each criminal justice unit shall report in accordance with this section the criminal history record information that it collects to the Central Repository.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section:
(1)    the data pertaining to an arrest or the issuance of an arrest warrant shall be reported within 72 hours after the earlier of the arrest or the issuance of the arrest warrant; and
(2)    the data pertaining to any other reportable event shall be reported within 60 days after the reportable event occurs.
(c)    The Secretary by regulation or the Court of Appeals by rule may reduce the time for reporting the criminal history record information specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    The criminal history record information may be reported under subsection (b) of this section to the Central Repository:
(1)    directly by the criminal justice unit;
(2)    if the criminal history record information can be readily collected and reported through the court system, by the Administrative Office of the Courts; or
(3)    if the criminal history record information can be readily collected and reported through criminal justice units that are part of a geographically based information system, by those criminal justice units.
(e)    (1)    A criminal justice unit may maintain criminal history record information that is more detailed than required for reporting to the Central Repository.
(2)    A criminal justice unit may disseminate criminal history record information maintained under paragraph (1) of this subsection only in accordance with § 10–219 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-215 - Reportable Events

(a)    The following events are reportable events under this subtitle that must be reported to the Central Repository in accordance with § 10–214 of this subtitle:
(1)    the issuance or withdrawal of an arrest warrant;
(2)    an arrest;
(3)    the filing of a charging document;
(4)    a release pending trial or an appeal;
(5)    a commitment to an institution of pretrial detention;
(6)    the dismissal of an indictment or criminal information;
(7)    a nolle prosequi;
(8)    the marking of a charge “stet” on the docket;
(9)    an acquittal, conviction, verdict of not criminally responsible, or any other disposition of a case at or following trial, including a finding of probation before judgment;
(10)    the imposition of a sentence;
(11)    a commitment to a State correctional facility or local correctional facility;
(12)    a commitment to the Maryland Department of Health under § 3–105 or § 3–111 of this article as incompetent to stand trial or not criminally responsible;
(13)    a release from detention or confinement;
(14)    a conditional release, revocation of conditional release, or discharge of a person committed to the Maryland Department of Health under § 3–105 or § 3–111 of this article as incompetent to stand trial or not criminally responsible;
(15)    an escape from confinement or commitment;
(16)    a pardon, reprieve, commutation of a sentence, or other change in a sentence, including a change in a sentence that a court orders;
(17)    an entry of an appeal to an appellate court;
(18)    a judgment of an appellate court;
(19)    an order of a court in a collateral proceeding that affects a person’s conviction, sentence, or confinement;
(20)    an adjudication of a child as delinquent:
(i)    if the child is at least 14 years old, for an act described in § 3–8A–03(e)(1) of the Courts Article; or
(ii)    if the child is at least 16 years old, for an act described in § 3–8A–03(e)(4) or (5) of the Courts Article;
(21)    the issuance or withdrawal of a writ of attachment by a juvenile court;
(22)    the initial registration of a person under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of this article;
(23)    the imposition of lifetime sexual offender supervision under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of this article;
(24)    a finding that a defendant has been convicted of or received a probation before judgment disposition for a domestically related crime under § 6–233 of this article; and
(25)    any other event arising out of or occurring during the course of a criminal proceeding that the Secretary by regulation or the Court of Appeals by rule makes a reportable event.
(b)    To avoid duplication in the reporting of criminal history record information, the Secretary by regulation and the Court of Appeals by rule may determine those reportable events described under subsection (a) of this section to be reported by each criminal justice unit to the Central Repository.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-216 - Fingerprinting

(a)    In this section, “law enforcement unit” means:
(1)    a State, county, or municipal police unit; or
(2)    a sheriff’s office.
(b)    (1)    If a defendant was not fingerprinted at the time of arrest for the sentenced crime, the sentencing judge shall order the defendant to be fingerprinted by the appropriate and available law enforcement unit when the defendant:
(i)    is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that is reportable as criminal history record information under this subtitle; and
(ii)    is sentenced to commitment in a local correctional facility or receives a suspended sentence, probation, probation before judgment under § 6-220 of this article, or a fine.
(2)    If the defendant cannot be fingerprinted at the time of sentencing, the sentencing judge shall order the defendant to report to a designated law enforcement unit to be fingerprinted within 3 days after the date of the sentencing.
(c)    If a defendant fails to report to the designated law enforcement unit as ordered under subsection (b)(2) of this section, the defendant is in contempt of court.
(d)    (1)    This subsection only applies to an adjudication of delinquency of a child:
(i)    for an act described in § 3–8A–03(e)(1) of the Courts Article if the child is at least 14 years old; or
(ii)    for an act described in § 3–8A–03(e)(4) or (5) of the Courts Article if the child is at least 16 years old.
(2)    If a child has not been previously fingerprinted as a result of arrest for the delinquent act, the court that held the disposition hearing of the child adjudicated delinquent shall order the child to be fingerprinted by the appropriate and available law enforcement unit.
(3)    If the child cannot be fingerprinted at the time of the disposition hearing held under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the court shall order the child to report to a designated law enforcement unit to be fingerprinted within 3 days after making a disposition on an adjudication of delinquency.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-217 - Agreements Between Central Repository and Criminal Justice Units

(a)    The Secretary and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall develop agreements between the Central Repository and each criminal justice unit.
(b)    The agreements required by this section shall include provisions on:
(1)    the method the criminal justice unit will use to report criminal history record information, including a method of identifying an offender in a way that allows other criminal justice units to locate the offender at any stage in the criminal justice system, the time of reporting, the specific data to be reported, and the place of reporting;
(2)    the services the Central Repository is to provide to the criminal justice unit;
(3)    the conditions and limitations on dissemination of criminal history record information by the criminal justice unit;
(4)    the maintenance of security in all transactions between the Central Repository and the criminal justice unit;
(5)    the method of complying with the right of a person to inspect, challenge, and correct criminal history record information that the criminal justice unit keeps;
(6)    the audit requirements to be used to ensure the accuracy of criminal history record information reported or disseminated;
(7)    the timetable to carry out the agreement;
(8)    the penalties to be imposed if a criminal justice unit fails to comply with this subtitle, including the revocation of the agreement between the unit and the Central Repository and appropriate judicial or administrative proceedings to enforce compliance; and
(9)    any other matter that the Secretary and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals consider necessary.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-219 - Disseminating Criminal History Record Information -- in General

(a)    Except in accordance with applicable federal law and regulations, a criminal justice unit and the Central Repository may not disseminate criminal history record information.
(b)    (1)    The Central Repository shall disseminate on a monthly basis information concerning a child charged as an adult to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center of the Institute of Criminal Justice and Criminology of the University of Maryland.
(2)    In addition to any reportable event, as defined in § 10-215 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall include in its dissemination of information to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center the age, race, and gender of the child.
(3)    The Central Repository may disseminate to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center unique identifiers relating to the child, including the name of the child, fingerprint identification numbers, and record or file numbers.
(4)    The information disseminated to the Maryland Justice Analysis Center in accordance with this subsection shall be used only for the purposes of research, evaluation, and statistical analysis.
(5)    Except as otherwise required under State law, the Maryland Justice Analysis Center may not disseminate criminal history record information received from the Central Repository.
(6)    By June 30 and December 31 of each year, the Maryland Justice Analysis Center shall report to the Governor, and, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly, on the results of its research, evaluation, and statistical analysis.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-220 - Maintaining and Disseminating of Criminal History Record Information About Children

(a)    Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a criminal justice unit and the Central Repository may not maintain or disseminate criminal history record information in a way that is inconsistent with § 3-8A-27 of the Courts Article.
(b)    Notwithstanding § 3-8A-27(a) of the Courts Article, criminal history record information on a child and a record of the fingerprinting of a child required under § 10-216(d) of this subtitle need not be maintained separate from such records on adults.
(c)    For juveniles arrested and brought to the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center for intake processing, identification, and assessment, the Department of Juvenile Services may:
(1)    submit fingerprints to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository; and
(2)    obtain juvenile data described under § 9–229 of the Human Services Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-221 - Regulations and Rules

(a)    To carry out this subtitle and to establish, operate, and maintain the criminal justice information system:
(1)    the Secretary shall adopt regulations consistent with this subtitle for:
(i)    units in the Executive Branch of government; and
(ii)    criminal justice units that are not in the Judicial Branch of government; and
(2)    the Court of Appeals and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals under Article IV, § 18 of the Maryland Constitution shall adopt rules consistent with this subtitle for the Judicial Branch of government.
(b)    Subject to Title 3.5, Subtitle 3 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, the regulations adopted by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) of this section and the rules adopted by the Court of Appeals under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall:
(1)    regulate the collection, reporting, and dissemination of criminal history record information by a court and criminal justice units;
(2)    ensure the security of the criminal justice information system and criminal history record information reported to and collected from it;
(3)    regulate the dissemination of criminal history record information in accordance with Subtitle 1 of this title and this subtitle;
(4)    regulate the procedures for inspecting and challenging criminal history record information;
(5)    regulate the auditing of criminal justice units to ensure that criminal history record information is:
(i)    accurate and complete; and
(ii)    collected, reported, and disseminated in accordance with Subtitle 1 of this title and this subtitle;
(6)    regulate the development and content of agreements between the Central Repository and criminal justice units and noncriminal justice units; and
(7)    regulate the development of a fee schedule and provide for the collection of the fees for obtaining criminal history record information for other than criminal justice purposes.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-222 - Inspection of Criminal History Record Information

(a)    Subject to § 10-226 of this subtitle, a person or a person’s attorney having satisfactory identification and written authorization from the person may inspect criminal history record information on the person that is maintained by a criminal justice unit.
(b)    A person with the right to inspect criminal history record information under this section may make notes of the information.
(c)    This section does not:
(1)    require a criminal justice unit to copy any criminal history record information; or
(2)    allow a person to remove a document for copying.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-223 - Challenge of Criminal History Record Information

(a)    A person who has inspected the person’s own criminal history record information may challenge the completeness, contents, accuracy, or dissemination of the information.
(b)    A person challenging criminal history record information under subsection (a) of this section shall give written notice of the challenge to the Central Repository and, if the inspection was not at the Central Repository, to the criminal justice unit where the person inspected the information.
(c)    The notice under subsection (b) of this section shall:
(1)    state:
(i)    the part of the criminal history record information being challenged;
(ii)    the reason for the challenge; and
(iii)    the change requested to correct or complete the criminal history record information or its dissemination;
(2)    include any available certified documentation or other evidence supporting the challenge; and
(3)    contain a sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in or supporting the challenge is accurate and the challenge is made in good faith.
(d)    (1)    After receiving the notice under subsection (b) of this section, the Central Repository shall audit that part of the criminal history record information that is necessary to determine the validity of the challenge.
(2)    As part of the audit, the Central Repository may require the criminal justice unit that was the source of the challenged criminal history record information to verify the information.
(e)    Within 90 days after receiving notice of the challenge, the Central Repository shall notify the person challenging the criminal history record information in writing of the audit results and its decision.
(f)    If the challenge is denied as a whole or in part, the notice required under subsection (e) of this section shall inform the person of the right to appeal the decision.
(g)    If the challenge is denied as a whole or in part, the Central Repository shall send written notice of this decision to each criminal justice unit that was sent a copy of the challenge.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-224 - Correction of Criminal History Record Information

(a)    If a challenge of criminal history record information under § 10-223 of this subtitle is determined as a whole or in part to be valid, the Central Repository shall:
(1)    correct its records; and
(2)    give notice of the correction to each criminal justice unit that has custody of the incomplete or inaccurate criminal history record information or any part of that information.
(b)    A criminal justice unit notified under subsection (a) of this section shall:
(1)    correct its records; and
(2)    certify to the Central Repository that the correction was made.
(c)    (1)    A criminal justice unit required by subsection (b) of this section to correct criminal history record information shall give written notice of the correction to each unit or person to which the criminal justice unit had disseminated the information before the correction.
(2)    The unit or person that receives the notice of correction under paragraph (1) of this subsection promptly shall correct its records and certify to the disseminating criminal justice unit that the correction was made.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-225 - Inspection or Challenge of Criminal History Record Information Recorded Before July 1, 1976

(a)    This section applies only to criminal history record information recorded before July 1, 1976.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a person has a right to inspect and challenge criminal history record information in accordance with this subtitle.
(c)    On request by a person to inspect criminal history record information, a criminal justice unit:
(1)    shall make a reasonable search for the information; but
(2)    need not provide for the inspection of information that is not found after a reasonable search.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-226 - Inspection or Challenge of Criminal History Record Information Relevant to Pending Criminal Proceeding

(a)    A person may not inspect or challenge criminal history record information under this subtitle if any of the criminal history record information is relevant to a pending criminal proceeding.
(b)    This section does not affect a person’s right of inspection or discovery allowed under the Maryland Rules or under any statute, rule, or regulation not a part of or adopted under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-227 - Appeal Rights

(a)    A person aggrieved by a decision of a criminal justice unit concerning the inspection of or a challenge to criminal history record information under this subtitle may file an administrative appeal of the decision in accordance with regulations adopted by the Secretary and rules adopted by the Court of Appeals under subsection (b) of this section.
(b)    The Secretary by regulation and the Court of Appeals by rule shall adopt appropriate procedures for administrative appeals from a decision by a criminal justice unit to deny a person the right to inspect or challenge criminal history record information.
(c)    The rules and regulations adopted under subsection (b) of this section shall include provisions for:
(1)    the forms, way, and time for filing an appeal;
(2)    the official or panel that will hear the appeal;
(3)    hearing and making a decision on the appeal; and
(4)    carrying out the decision on the appeal.
(d)    A person, the Central Repository, or a criminal justice unit that is aggrieved by a decision on an administrative appeal may seek judicial review of the decision in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article (Administrative Procedure Act - Contested Cases) and the Maryland Rules.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-228 - Prohibited Act; Penalty

(a)    An employer or prospective employer may not require a person to inspect or challenge any criminal history record information relating to that person for the purpose of obtaining a copy of the person’s record to qualify for employment.
(b)    A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both for each violation.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part III - Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository › Section 10-229 - Inclusion of Sex Offender Status on "Rap" Sheet

A State Record of Arrest and Prosecution (“RAP” sheet) that is accessible by judicial officers for purposes of making pretrial release determinations shall prominently indicate, if applicable, that the individual who is the subject of the report is:
(1)    a registered sex offender; or
(2)    subject to a term of lifetime sexual offender supervision under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-231 - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Personnel Officer of Anne Arundel County may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective or current employee or volunteer of Anne Arundel County.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Personnel Officer of Anne Arundel County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective or current employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–250 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective or current employee or volunteer and the Personnel Officer of Anne Arundel County the prospective or current employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective or current employee or volunteer of the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The Anne Arundel County Council shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-231.1 - Baltimore County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The County Administrative Officer of Baltimore County or a designee of the County Administrative Officer, which shall be the Director of Human Resources or the Director’s designee, may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective employee or volunteer of Baltimore County.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the County Administrative Officer of Baltimore County or the designee of the officer shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee or volunteer and the County Administrative Officer of Baltimore County or the designee of the officer the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective employee or volunteer of the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The governing body of Baltimore County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-231.2 - Caroline County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Director of Human Resources of Caroline County may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective employee or volunteer of Caroline County.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Director of Human Resources for Caroline County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–250 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee or volunteer and the Director of Human Resources of Caroline County the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective employee or volunteer for the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The governing body of Caroline County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-232 - Carroll County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Department of Human Resources of Carroll County may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective employee or volunteer of Carroll County who will be assigned to a position that involves:
(1)    inspections;
(2)    approval or denial of a permit, a license, or any other grant of authority;
(3)    work in the offices of the County Commissioners, sheriff, State’s Attorney, circuit court, or county attorney;
(4)    collecting or handling money; or
(5)    care or supervision of a minor.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Department of Human Resources of Carroll County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee or volunteer and the Department of Human Resources of Carroll County the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective employee or volunteer for the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The governing body of Carroll County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-232.1 - Dorchester County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Director of Human Resources of Dorchester County may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective employee or volunteer of Dorchester County.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Director of Human Resources of Dorchester County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–250 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee or volunteer and the Director of Human Resources the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective employee or volunteer of the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The governing body of Dorchester County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-233 - Howard County

(a)    The County Administrator of Howard County shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each prospective employee of Howard County.
(b)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Administrator of Howard County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(1)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(2)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(3)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(c)    In accordance with this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee and the Administrator of Howard County the prospective employee’s criminal history record information.
(d)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(1)    is confidential and may not be disseminated; and
(2)    shall be used only for the employment purpose authorized by this section.
(e)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided under § 10–223 of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-233.2 - Kent County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Director of Human Resources of Kent County may request from the Central Repository a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective employee or volunteer of Kent County.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Director of Human Resources of Kent County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–250 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee or volunteer and the Director of Human Resources of Kent County the prospective employee’s or volunteer’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for a personnel–related purpose concerning a prospective employee or volunteer for the county as authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The governing body of Kent County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-234 - Montgomery County

(a)    In this section, “taxicab license”:
(1)    means a license or similar document that would allow a person to drive a taxicab in Montgomery County; and
(2)    includes any renewal of a license as described in item (1) of this subsection.
(b)    In accordance with this subtitle, Montgomery County may request a criminal history records check from the Central Repository or through the Department from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on an applicant for a taxicab license or licensee seeking a renewal of a taxicab license.
(c)    Montgomery County shall pay to the Department the fee and administrative cost that the Department imposes for each request made under subsection (b) of this section.
(d)    If the request for a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section includes a request for criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the applicant for a taxicab license or renewal of a taxicab license shall submit to the Department a complete set of legible fingerprints on standard fingerprint cards.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Criminal Procedure › Title 10 - Criminal Records › Subtitle 2 - Criminal Justice Information System › Part IV - Criminal History Records Check Requests -- Counties and Municipalities › Section 10-234.1 - Prince George's County

(a)    In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Chief Administrative Officer of Prince George’s County may request with reference to a prospective employee of Prince George’s County a State and national criminal history records check from the Central Repository.
(c)    (1)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Chief Administrative Officer of Prince George’s County shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i)    two complete sets of the prospective employee’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(ii)    the fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and
(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–234 of this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee and the Chief Administrative Officer of Prince George’s County the prospective employee’s criminal history record information.
(3)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i)    is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(ii)    may be used only for the employment purpose authorized by this section.
(4)    The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of this subtitle.
(d)    The County Executive of Prince George’s County shall propose and the County Council of Prince George’s County shall adopt guidelines to carry out this section.