WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 149
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Chapter 149
(House Bill 492)
AN ACT concerning
Frederick County – County Employees and Volunteers – Criminal History
Records Check
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Director of Human Resources of Frederick County to
request in a certain manner a State and national criminal history records check for
a prospective or current county employee or county volunteer; requiring the Central
Repository to forward certain information to certain persons; specifying that
information obtained from the Central Repository under this Act is confidential, may
not be redisseminated, and may be used only for certain purposes; authorizing the
subject of a criminal history records check to contest the contents of a certain
statement in a certain manner; and generally relating to criminal history records
checks for current or prospective county employees and county volunteers of
Frederick County.
BY adding to
Article – Criminal Procedure
Section 10–232.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Criminal Procedure
10–232.2.
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “CENTRAL REPOSITORY” MEANS THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES.
(B) THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY MAY
REQUEST FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY A STATE AND NATIONAL CR IMINAL
HISTORY RECORDS CHEC K FOR A PROSPECTIVE OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR
VOLUNTEER OF FREDERICK COUNTY.
(C) (1) AS PART OF THE APPLIC ATION FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY
RECORDS CHECK , THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF FREDERICK COUNTY
SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY: Ch. 149 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(I) TWO COMPLETE SETS OF THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT
EMPLOYEE’S OR VOLUNTEER ’S LEGIBLE FINGERPRIN TS TAKEN ON FORMS
APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AND THE DIRECTOR
OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION;
(II) THE FEE AUTHORIZED U NDER § 10–221(B)(7) OF THIS
SUBTITLE FOR ACCESS TO MARYLAND CRIMINAL HIS TORY RECORDS ; AND
(III) THE MANDATORY PROCES SING FEE REQUIRED BY THE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR A N ATIONAL CRIMINAL HIS TORY
RECORDS C HECK.
(2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 10–201 THROUGH 10–250 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY SHALL FORW ARD TO THE PROSPECTI VE OR
CURRENT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER AND THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
OF FREDERICK COUNTY THE PROSPECTIVE OR C URRENT EMPLOYEE ’S OR
VOLUNTEER ’S CRIMINAL HISTORY R ECORD INFORMATION .
(3) INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY
UNDER THIS SECTION :
(I) IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE REDISSEMI NATED; AND
(II) MAY BE USED ONLY FOR A PERSONNEL –RELATED PURPOSE
CONCERNING THE PROSPECTIVE OR CURRE NT EMPLOYEE OR VOLUN TEER OF THE
COUNTY AS AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION.
(4) THE SUBJECT OF A CRIM INAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK UNDER
THIS SECTION MAY CON TEST THE CONTENTS OF THE PRINTED STATEMEN T ISSUED
BY THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AS PROVIDE D IN § 10–223 OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) THE GOVERNING BODY OF FREDERICK COUNTY SHALL ADOPT
GUIDELINES TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION .
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2025.
Approved by the Governor, April 22, 2025.