1. A. The Central Repository shall collect the nonrefundable fees for a printed statement authorized under Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 12.15.01.15.

2. B. Except as provided in §C of this regulation, processing fees shall be:

   1. (1) Due at the time the application and fingerprints are submitted to the Central Repository;

   2. (2) Except under §B(3) of this regulation, payable to the Central Repository in the form of:

      1. (a) Certified check;
      2. (b) Cashier’s check;
      3. (c) Money order; or
      4. (d) Personal check; or
   3. (3) Rendered by an alternative method approved in writing by the Central Repository.
3. C. The Central Repository may establish a separate processing fee payment procedure for a government agency or private organization.

4. D. A covered individual is not required to pay a processing fee to:

   1. (1) Update and issue a revised printed statement;
   2. (2) Contest a criminal conviction, probation before judgment disposition, not criminally responsible disposition, or a pending criminal charge reported in a Maryland printed statement; or
   3. (3) Request a copy of a printed statement to be submitted to an additional or subsequent employer.

Authority: Correctional Services Article, §2-109; Family Law Article, §§5-560—5-569; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.09 under COMAR 12.06.11 adopted as an emergency provision effective September 24, 1986 (13:21 Md. R. 2316); emergency status extended at 14:2 Md. R. 125; emergency status expired March 15, 1987

Regulations .01—.09 under COMAR 12.06.11 adopted effective June 1, 1987 (14:11 Md. R. 1261)

Regulations .01—.09 under COMAR 12.06.11 Criminal Background Investigations for Employees and Employers of Child Care Facilities repealed effective April 12, 1993 (20:7 Md. R. 642)

Regulations .01—.08 under COMAR 12.15.02 Criminal Background Investigations for the Employee and Employer of a Child Care Facility adopted effective April 12, 1993 (20:7 Md. R. 642)

Regulations .01—.08, Criminal Background Investigations for the Employee and Employer of a Child Care Facility, repealed and Regulations .01—.12, Criminal History Records Check of Individuals Who Care for or Supervise Children, adopted effective October 6, 1997 (24:20 Md. R. 1404)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 318)

Regulation .13 adopted effective March 7, 2011 (38:5 Md. R. 318)

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