Section 19-1908 - Contesting a finding of criminal conviction. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-1908. Contesting a finding of criminal conviction.
 

(a)  In general.- An eligible employee may contest the finding of a criminal conviction or pending charge reported in a printed statement issued by the Department as provided in this section. 

(b)  Procedures.-  

(1) In contesting the finding of a conviction or a pending charge, the eligible employee shall contact the office of the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, and a hearing shall be convened within 20 workdays, unless subsequently waived by the eligible employee. 

(2) The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, shall render a decision regarding the appeal within 5 workdays after the hearing. 

(c)  Evidence of conviction or pending charge.-  

(1) For the purposes of this subtitle, the record of a conviction for a crime or a copy of the record certified by the clerk of the court or by a judge of the court in which the conviction occurred, shall be conclusive evidence of the conviction. 

(2) In a case where a pending charge is recorded, documentation provided by a court to the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, that a pending charge for a crime which has not been finally adjudicated shall be conclusive evidence of the pending charge. 

(d)  Failure to appear.- Failure of the eligible employee to appear at the scheduled hearing shall be considered grounds for dismissal of the appeal. 
 

[1996, ch. 572.]