Section 10-233 - Howard County.
§ 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.]