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Maryland House Bill HB492

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

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1- WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 149
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4-Chapter 149
5-(House Bill 492)
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7-AN ACT concerning
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ *hb0492*
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9-Frederick County – County Employees and Volunteers – Criminal History
10-Records Check
10+HOUSE BILL 492
11+E2, L2 5lr1950
12+ CF SB 995
13+By: Delegates Simpson, Fair, Kerr, Miller, Rose, and Tomlinson
14+Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025
15+Assigned to: Judiciary
16+Committee Report: Favorable
17+House action: Adopted
18+Read second time: March 2, 2025
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12-FOR the purpose of authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Frederick County to
13-request in a certain manner a State and national criminal history records check for
14-a prospective or current county employee or county volunteer; requiring the Central
15-Repository to forward certain information to certain persons; specifying that
16-information obtained from the Central Repository under this Act is confidential, may
17-not be redisseminated, and may be used only for certain purposes; authorizing the
18-subject of a criminal history records check to contest the contents of a certain
19-statement in a certain manner; and generally relating to criminal history records
20-checks for current or prospective county employees and county volunteers of
21-Frederick County.
20+CHAPTER ______
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23-BY adding to
24- Article – Criminal Procedure
25-Section 10–232.2
26- Annotated Code of Maryland
27- (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
22+AN ACT concerning 1
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29- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
30-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
24+Frederick County – County Employees and Volunteers – Criminal History 2
25+Records Check 3
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32-Article – Criminal Procedure
27+FOR the purpose of authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Frederick County to 4
28+request in a certain manner a State and national criminal history records check for 5
29+a prospective or current county employee or county volunteer; requiring the Central 6
30+Repository to forward certain information to certain persons; specifying that 7
31+information obtained from the Central Repository under this Act is confidential, may 8
32+not be redisseminated, and may be used only for certain purposes; authorizing the 9
33+subject of a criminal history records check to contest the contents of a certain 10
34+statement in a certain manner; and generally relating to criminal history records 11
35+checks for current or prospective county employees and county volunteers of 12
36+Frederick County. 13
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34-10–232.2.
38+BY adding to 14
39+ Article – Criminal Procedure 15
40+Section 10–232.2 16
41+ Annotated Code of Maryland 17
42+ (2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
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36- (A) IN THIS SECTION, “CENTRAL REPOSITORY” MEANS THE CRIMINAL
37-JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
38-PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.
44+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
45+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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40- (B) THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY MAY
41-REQUEST FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY A STATE AND NATIONAL CR IMINAL
42-HISTORY RECORDS CHEC K FOR A PROSPECTIVE OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR
43-VOLUNTEER OF FREDERICK COUNTY.
47+Article – Criminal Procedure 21
48+ 2 HOUSE BILL 492
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45- (C) (1) AS PART OF THE APPLIC ATION FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY
46-RECORDS CHECK , THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY
47-SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY: Ch. 149 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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49-– 2 –
51+10–232.2. 1
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51- (I) TWO COMPLETE SETS OF THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT
52-EMPLOYEE’S OR VOLUNTEER ’S LEGIBLE FINGERPRIN TS TAKEN ON FORMS
53-APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AND THE DIRECTOR
54-OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION;
53+ (A) IN THIS SECTION , “CENTRAL REPOSITORY” MEANS THE CRIMINAL 2
54+JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 3
55+PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. 4
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56- (II) THE FEE AUTHORIZED U NDER § 10–221(B)(7) OF THIS
57-SUBTITLE FOR ACCESS TO MARYLAND CRIMINAL HIS TORY RECORDS ; AND
57+ (B) THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY MAY 5
58+REQUEST FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY A STATE AND NATIONAL CR IMINAL 6
59+HISTORY RECORDS CHEC K FOR A PROSPECTIVE OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR 7
60+VOLUNTEER OF FREDERICK COUNTY. 8
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59- (III) THE MANDATORY PROCES SING FEE REQUIRED BY THE
60-FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR A N ATIONAL CRIMINAL HIS TORY
61-RECORDS C HECK.
62+ (C) (1) AS PART OF THE APPLIC ATION FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY 9
63+RECORDS CHECK , THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY 10
64+SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY: 11
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63- (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 10–201 THROUGH 10–250 OF THIS
64-SUBTITLE, THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY SHALL FORW ARD TO THE PROSPECTI VE OR
65-CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
66-OF FREDERICK COUNTY THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT EMPLOYEE ’S OR
67-VOLUNTEER ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY R ECORD INFORMATION .
66+ (I) TWO COMPLETE SETS OF THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT 12
67+EMPLOYEE’S OR VOLUNTEER ’S LEGIBLE FINGERPRIN TS TAKEN ON FORMS 13
68+APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AND THE DIRECTOR 14
69+OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ; 15
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69- (3) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY
70-UNDER THIS SECTION :
71+ (II) THE FEE AUTHORIZED U NDER § 10–221(B)(7) OF THIS 16
72+SUBTITLE FOR ACCESS TO MARYLAND CRIMINAL HIS TORY RECORDS ; AND 17
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72- (I) IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE REDISSEMI NATED; AND
74+ (III) THE MANDATORY PROCES SING FEE REQUIRED BY THE 18
75+FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR A N ATIONAL CRIMINAL HIS TORY 19
76+RECORDS CHECK . 20
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74- (II) MAY BE USED ONLY FOR A PERSONNEL –RELATED PURPOSE
75-CONCERNING THE PROSPECTIVE OR CURRE NT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUN TEER OF THE
76-COUNTY AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION.
78+ (2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 10–201 THROUGH 10–250 OF THIS 21
79+SUBTITLE, THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY SHALL FORW ARD TO THE PROSPECTI VE OR 22
80+CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES 23
81+OF FREDERICK COUNTY THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT EMPLOYEE ’S OR 24
82+VOLUNTEER ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY R ECORD INFORMATION . 25
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78- (4) THE SUBJECT OF A CRIM INAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK UNDER
79-THIS SECTION MAY CON TEST THE CONTENTS OF THE PRINTED STATEMEN T ISSUED
80-BY THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AS PROVIDE D IN § 10–223 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
84+ (3) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY 26
85+UNDER THIS SECTION : 27
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82- (D) THE GOVERNING BODY OF FREDERICK COUNTY SHALL ADOPT
83-GUIDELINES TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION .
87+ (I) IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE REDISSEMI NATED; AND 28
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85- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
86-October 1, 2025.
89+ (II) MAY BE USED ONLY FOR A PERSONNEL –RELATED PURPOSE 29
90+CONCERNING THE PROSPECTIVE OR CURRE NT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUN TEER OF THE 30
91+COUNTY AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION. 31
92+ HOUSE BILL 492 3
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88-Approved by the Governor, April 22, 2025.
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95+ (4) THE SUBJECT OF A CRIM INAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK UNDER 1
96+THIS SECTION MAY CON TEST THE CONT ENTS OF THE PRINTED STATEMENT ISSUED 2
97+BY THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AS PROVIDE D IN § 10–223 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 3
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99+ (D) THE GOVERNING BODY OF FREDERICK COUNTY SHALL ADOPT 4
100+GUIDELINES TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION . 5
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102+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
103+October 1, 2025. 7
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107+Approved:
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109+ Governor.
110+________________________________________________________________________________
111+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
112+________________________________________________________________________________
113+ President of the Senate.