Section 3-312 - Term and renewal of commission(a) An initial commission expires 3 years after its date of issuance.(b)(1) At the end of the term of a commission, the commission is renewable for a 3-year term if: (i) before submitting an application for renewal, the special police officer has completed 12 hours of in-service training approved by the Secretary in consultation with the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; and(ii) the employer of the special police officer submits to the Secretary:1. an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;2. one complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;3. the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and4. subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a renewal fee of $60.(2) A renewal fee may not be charged to a unit of the State.(c)(1) The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check for each applicant for a special police commission.(2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:(i) a complete set of the applicant's legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and(ii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.(3) The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the applicant for the fees paid in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.(4) In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant's criminal history information.(5) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section: (i) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and(ii) may be used only for the purposes authorized by this section.(d) The Secretary may set the deadline for submitting a renewal application to the Secretary.Amended by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 426,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2020.Amended by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 8,Sec. 1, eff. 3/27/2019.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 298,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.