1. (a) An initial commission expires 3 years after its date of issuance.

2. (b)

   1. (1) At the end of the term of a commission, the commission is renewable for a 3-year term if:

      1. (i) before submitting an application for renewal, the special police officer has completed 12 hours of in-service training approved by the Secretary in consultation with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and

      2. (ii) the employer of the special police officer submits to the Secretary:

         1. 1. an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;
         2. 2. one complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
         3. 3. the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and
         4. 4. subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a renewal fee of $60.
   2. (2) A renewal fee may not be charged to a unit of the State.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check for each applicant for a special police commission.

   2. (2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:

      1. (i) a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
      2. (ii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
   3. (3) The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the applicant for the fees paid in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.
   4. (4) In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant's criminal history information.

   5. (5) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

      1. (i) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and
      2. (ii) may be used only for the purposes authorized by this section.
4. (d) The Secretary may set the deadline for submitting a renewal application to the Secretary.

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 298, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019; Acts 2020, c. 426, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020.