(a) A local licensing board may apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each applicant for a license.
(b) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, a local licensing board shall submit to the Central Repository:
(1) two complete sets 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 under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State 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 Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant for a license and the local licensing board the applicant’s criminal history record information.
(d) Information obtained by the local licensing board from the Central Repository under this section shall be:
(1) confidential and may not be redisseminated; and
(2) used only for the licensing 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 in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
(f) (1) When criminal history record information of an applicant or license holder is reported to the Central Repository after the initial criminal history records check is completed, the Central Repository shall provide the local licensing board with a revised printed statement of the criminal record of the applicant or license holder.
(2) If the local licensing board informs the Central Repository that an individual is no longer an applicant or a license holder, the Central Repository shall stop providing the local licensing board with revised printed statements of the criminal record of the individual.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division I - General Provisions Affecting Multiple Jurisdictions
Subtitle 1 - Applications for Local Licenses
Section 4-101 - Scope of Subtitle
Section 4-102 - Applications to Be Filed With Local Licensing Board
Section 4-103 - Application on Behalf of Partnership
Section 4-104 - Application on Behalf of Corporation or Club
Section 4-105 - Application on Behalf of Limited Liability Company
Section 4-106 - Payment of Notice Expenses
Section 4-107 - Criminal History Records Check
Section 4-108 - Application Form Required by Comptroller
Section 4-109 - Required Information on Application -- in General
Section 4-110 - Required Information on Application -- Petition of Support
Section 4-111 - Payment of License Fees
Section 4-112 - Disposition of License Fees
Section 4-113 - Refund of License Fees
Section 4-114 - Fees for Licenses Issued for Less Than 1 Year