Section 36-505 - Criminal history records check(a) In this section, "Central Repository" means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository in the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.(b) As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository: (1) two complete sets of 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 the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State criminal history records; and(3) the processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.(c) In accordance with §§ 10-201 through 10-228 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Administration and to the applicant the applicant's criminal history record information.(d) If an applicant has made two or more unsuccessful attempts at securing legible fingerprints, the Administration may accept an alternate method of a criminal history records check as permitted by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(e) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section shall be: (1) confidential and may not be redisseminated; and(2) used only for the purpose of registration under this title.(f)(1) The Administration may issue a temporary cannabis agent registration if:(i) a pre-employment background check completed by a third party vendor is submitted to and approved by the Administration; and(ii) the applicant has submitted an application to the Central Repository, as required in subsection (b) of this section.(2) The period of a temporary cannabis agent registration issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection may not exceed 90 calendar days.(g) The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the criminal history record information disseminated by the Central Repository, as provided in § 10-223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.Amended by 2024 Md. Laws, Ch. 241,Sec. 1, eff. 4/25/2024.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 255, Sec. 5, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 254, Sec. 5, eff. 5/3/2023.