(a)
- (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
- (2) “Applicant” means an individual who is seeking certification as a police officer.
- (3) “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
- (b) An applicant for certification as a police officer shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check.
(c) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:
- (1) a complete set of 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 Maryland criminal history records; and
- (3) the processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
- (d) In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-229 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Commission and the applicant a printed statement of the applicant's criminal history record information.
(e) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
- (1) shall be confidential;
- (2) may not be redisseminated; and
- (3) may be used only for the licensing purpose authorized by this title.
- (f) 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.
- (g) If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Commission a revised statement of the applicant's or certified police officer's State criminal history record.
Added by Acts 2015, c. 305, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.