Section 10-233 - Howard County. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-233. Howard County.
 

(a)  Prospective employee.- The County Administrator of Howard County shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each prospective employee of Howard County. 

(b)  Requirements.- As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Administrator of Howard County shall submit to the Central Repository: 

(1) two complete sets of the prospective employee's 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 this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and 

(3) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check. 

(c)  Forwarding of criminal history record information.- In accordance with this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee and the Administrator of Howard County the prospective employee's criminal history record information. 

(d)  Confidentiality.- Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section: 

(1) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and 

(2) shall be used only for the employment purpose authorized by this section. 

(e)  Challenge of contents.- 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 under § 10-223 of this subtitle. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 754A(a); 2001, ch. 10, § 2; 2008, ch. 646.]