1. A. A person requesting CHRI, for noncriminal justice purposes, of CHRI maintained by the Central Repository shall submit a nonrefundable CHRI access fee of $18 with each request for an individual CHRI.
2. B. A nonrefundable fee to cover the costs of providing the requested CHRI shall be submitted with each request to access CHRI for research, evaluation, and statistical analysis for noncriminal justice purposes as defined in Regulation .13 of this chapter. The fee shall be comprised of costs, when applicable, for computer programming, computer processing, computer output media, handling, shipping, and other associated expenses based upon current rates.

3. C. Fingerprinting Service Fee.

   1. (1) The Central Repository shall collect a nonrefundable fingerprinting service fee of $20 for each request for an individual CHRI.
   2. (2) The Central Repository shall collect the fingerprinting service fee to cover the cost for Central Repository to collect demographic data about an applicant and perform fingerprinting for an applicant.
   3. (3) The Central Repository shall collect the fingerprinting service fee only if the Central Repository collects the demographic data about the applicant and performs fingerprinting for an applicant.
4. D. The Central Repository shall display a current list of fees and the specified amount of each fee at a Central Repository location operated for the purpose of applying for a CHRI check.

5. E. The following chart contains the fees collected by Central Repository for a noncriminal justice CHRI check:

   CHRI CHECK	FEE COLLECTED FOR	AMOUNT
   CHRI Check-State only-for: Adoption (Add $1 if gold seal) Adult dependent care Attorney/client-civil action Government employment/non-criminal justice Government licensing or certification Immigration/visa (Add $1 if gold seal) Individual review MSP licensing or certification Private party petition Public housing	CHRI access fee Fingerprinting service fee (Only if The Central Repository collects demographic data and performs fingerprinting for the applicant)	$18 $20
   Full background-State and FBI CHRI check-for: Child care (FLA) (minus $8 if volunteer) Government employment Government licensing or certification	CHRI access fee Fingerprinting service fee (Only if The Central Repository collects demographic data and performs fingerprinting for the applicant) FBI fee ($14.50 plus $2 processing fee)	$18 $20 $16.50
   FBI Rap Back Program	FBI processing fee	$13
   HAZ MAT endorsement on CDL (COMAR 12.15.04)	Threat assessment processing fee CHRI access fee Fingerprinting service fee (Only if The Central Repository collects demographic data and performs fingerprinting for the applicant) FBI fee ($14.50 plus $2 processing fee) Threat assessment fee	$2 $18 $20 $16.50 $34
   Criminal justice (employment or investigation) Attorney/client-criminal proceeding (case number must be provided) Individual challenge	No fee

6. F. The Central Repository requires payment to be made as follows:

   1. (1) Method:

      1. (a) Certified check;
      2. (b) Cashier's check;
      3. (c) Money order;
      4. (d) Personal check; or
      5. (e) Credit card;
   2. (2) The applicant shall make a check or money order payable to the Central Repository;
   3. (3) A Maryland government unit may pay fees by interagency fund transfer authorization.
7. G. Requests for national CHRI access passing through the Central Repository to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) require the submission of an additional fee as specified by the FBI to cover the FBI's costs for processing the request.

Authority: Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, §3-8A-27; Criminal Procedure Article, §10-221; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 2, 1977 (4:5 Md. R. 384)

Chapter revised effective December 1, 1978 (5:24 Md. R. 1798)

Regulation .10E amended effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1109)

Regulations .01—.13 under COMAR 12.06.08 repealed effective July 9, 1990 (17:13 Md. R. 1612)

Regulations .01—.16 adopted effective July 9, 1990 (17:13 Md. R. 1612)

Regulation .03B amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773); September 1, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .05B and G amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .06 amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .07 amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .08C adopted effective September 1, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .09-1 adopted effective September 1, 1994 (21:11 Md. R. 952)

Regulation .11D adopted effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .12 amended effective October 20, 2008 (35:21 Md. R. 1825)

Regulation .12B amended effective September 27, 2004 (31:19 Md. R. 1433); March 24, 2008 (35:6 Md. R. 699)

Regulation .12D amended effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .13C adopted effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .14 adopted effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulations .14—.16 recodified to Regulations .15—.17 effective April 15, 1991 (18:7 Md. R. 773)

Regulation .14 amended effective April 10, 2006 (33:7 Md. R. 674)

Regulation .14E amended effective March 24, 2008 (35:6 Md. R. 699)

Chapter revised effective November 25, 2013 (40:23 Md. R. 1935)

Regulation .15E amended effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 512)

Regulation .19C, D repealed effective March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 512)