Ch. 6 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Occurred: Ch. 514, Acts of 1989.
5-561.

(c) The following individuals shall obtain a criminal background investigation
under this Part VI OF THIS SUBTITLE:

(1) an individual who is seeking to adopt a child through a local
department of social services or licensed child placement agency;

(2) an adult relative with whom a child, committed to a local department
of social services, is placed by the local department of social services; and

(3) any adult known by a local department of social services to be residing
in a:

(i) family day care home required to be registered under Title 5 of
this article; or

(ii) home of an adult relative of a child with whom the child,
committed to a local department of social services, is placed by the local department of
social services.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic error in § 5-561(c) of the Family Law Article.

Occurred: Ch. 324, Acts of 1989.

5-562.

(a) (3) Within 5 days after a child who is committed to a local department of
social services is placed by the local department of social services with an adult relative,
an individual identified in § 5-561(c) of this [Part VI] SUBTITLE shall apply to the
Department for a printed statement.

(b) As part of the application for a criminal background investigation, the
employee, employer, and individual identified in § 5-561(c) of this [Part VI]
SUBTITLE shall submit:

(1) a complete set of legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint
cards at any designated State or local law enforcement office in the State or other
location approved by the Department;

(2) the disclosure statement required under § 5-563 of this subtitle; and

(3) payment for the costs of the criminal background investigation.
DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Stylistic errors in § 5-562(a)(3) and (b) of the Family Law Article.