Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-302 - Accessibility of shielded record(a) This subtitle does not apply to a conviction of a domestically related crime under § 6-233 of this article.(b) A shielded record shall remain fully accessible by:(1) criminal justice units for legitimate criminal justice purposes;(2) prospective or current employers or government licensing agencies that are subject to a statutory or regulatory requirement or authorization to inquire into the criminal background of an applicant or employee for purposes of carrying out that requirement or authorization;(3) a person that is authorized or required to inquire into an individual's criminal background under § 5-561(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of the Family Law Article;(4) the person who is the subject of the shielded record and that person's attorney;(5) health occupations boards established under the Health Occupations Article;(6) the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission established under Title 13, Subtitle 33 of the Health - General Article;(7) a person that uses volunteers who care for or supervise children;(8) a person that attests under the penalty of perjury that the person employs or seeks to employ an individual to care for or supervise a minor or vulnerable adult, as defined in § 3-604 of the Criminal Law Article; and(9) a person who is accessing a shielded record on behalf of and with written authorization from a person or governmental entity described in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.Added by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 313, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.