1. (a) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the person of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of:

   1. (1) A felony;
   2. (2) A crime of violence, as defined in § 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article;
   3. (3) Assault in the second degree; or
   4. (4) A sexual offense in the third or fourth degree or attempted rape or sexual offense in the third or fourth degree.
2. (b) Unless good cause is shown for the appointment, a court may not appoint, as a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, a person who has been convicted of a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a guardian of the property of a minor or disabled person, including fraud, extortion, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and theft.

Added by Acts 2014, c. 291, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.