§ 1-209. Employment of nonviolent ex-offenders
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal ProcedureEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 1-209
§ 1-209. Employment of nonviolent ex-offenders
(a)(1) In this section, “department” means:
(b) This section does not apply to a person who was previously convicted of a crime of violence, as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article.
(c) It is the policy of the State to encourage the employment of nonviolent ex-offenders and remove barriers to their ability to demonstrate fitness for occupational licenses or certifications required by the State.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, a department may not deny an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis that the applicant has previously been convicted of a crime, unless the department determines that:
(e) In making the determination under subsection (d) of this section, the department shall consider:
(f)(1) This subsection does not apply to a conviction of a crime for which registration on the sex offender registry is required under Title 11, Subtitle 7 of this article.
(2) If a period of 7 years or more has passed since an applicant completed serving the sentence for a crime, including all imprisonment, mandatory supervision, probation, and parole, and the applicant has not been charged with another crime other than a minor traffic violation, as defined in § 10-101 of this article, during that time, a department may not deny an occupational license or certificate to the applicant solely on the basis that the applicant was previously convicted of the crime.
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Added by Acts 2009, c. 686, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 568, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Criminal Procedure, § 1-209, MD CRIM PROC § 1-209
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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