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§ 9-112.1. Request for State and national criminal history records check by Agency

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState GovernmentEffective: October 1, 2014

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Government (Refs & Annos)
Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. State Lottery Agency (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2014
MD Code, State Government, § 9-112.1
§ 9-112.1. Request for State and national criminal history records check by Agency
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“Central Repository” defined
(a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
Request for State and national criminal history check
(b) The Agency shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each new applicant for a license under § 9-113 of this subtitle.
Submission of fingerprints by applicants
(c) The Director may require any applicant seeking a change of ownership or renewal of a license to submit fingerprints to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check.
Information provided to Agency
(d) The Central Repository shall provide to the Agency:
(1) the State and national criminal history records of each individual requiring a criminal history records check under subsection (b) of this section and issue a printed statement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report;
(2) an update of the initial criminal history records check for an individual requiring a criminal history records check and issue a revised printed statement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation report listing any criminal charge occurring after the date of the initial criminal history records check; and
(3) an acknowledged receipt of the application for a criminal history records check by an individual requiring a criminal history records check.
Application for criminal history records check
(e) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Agency shall submit to the Central Repository:
(1) a complete set of the applicant'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 in § 10-221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article 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.
Statement provided to applicant and Agency by Central Repository
(f)(1) In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Agency a printed statement of the applicant's criminal history record information.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall preclude the Director from notifying a licensed agent or an applicant of the approval or disqualification based on information obtained by the Agency under this section.
Confidentiality of information from Central Repository
(g) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(1) shall be confidential;
(2) may not be redisseminated; and
(3) may be used only in connection with the issuance of a license required under this subtitle.
Contest of statements
(h) 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 the Criminal Procedure Article.

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Added by Acts 2014, c. 130, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.
MD Code, State Government, § 9-112.1, MD STATE GOVT § 9-112.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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