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§ 2-203. Inquiries into criminal record or criminal history of job applicants

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: July 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Personnel and Pensions (Refs & Annos)
Division I. State Personnel [Titles 1-19]
Title 2. State Employment Generally
Subtitle 2. Personnel Systems in State Government (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 2-203
§ 2-203. Inquiries into criminal record or criminal history of job applicants
Currentness
Application of section
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this section applies to all employees in the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches of State government.
Positions not subject to section
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a position in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(2) a position for which an appointing authority has a statutory duty to conduct a criminal history records check; or
(3) a position in the office of the sheriff for any county.
Inquiries into criminal record or criminal history
(c) Except for a position in the State Personnel Management System for which the Secretary determines that the specific duties and responsibilities of the position would require the appointing authority to know an applicant's criminal history, an appointing authority may not inquire into the criminal record or criminal history of an applicant for employment until the applicant has been provided an opportunity for an interview.
Notification of applicants
(d) This section does not prohibit an appointing authority from notifying an applicant for employment that certain prior criminal convictions may prohibit employment in some positions.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 160, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 160, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 2-203, MD ST PERS & PENS § 2-203
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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