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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 239

FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS, THE NEED OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AGENCIES IN THE STATE FOR ACCURATE AND CURRENT CRIMINAL
HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION, AND THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS
TO BE FREE FROM IMPROPER AND UNWARRANTED INTRUSIONS INTO
THEIR PRIVACY.

(B)    IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS RESULT, THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY FINDS THAT THERE IS A NEED:

(1)    TO CREATE A CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION;

(2)    TO REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF ACCURATE,
RELEVANT, AND CURRENT INFORMATION TO THE CENTRAL
REPOSITORY BY ALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES;

(3)    TO ENSURE THAT CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION IS KEPT ACCURATE AND CURRENT; AND

(4)    TO PROHIBIT THE IMPROPER DISSEMINATION
OF SUCH INFORMATION.

(C)    THIS SUBTITLE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A BASIC
STATUTORY FRAMEWORK WITHIN WHICH THESE OBJECTIVES CAN BE
ATTAINED.

743. DEFINITIONS.

(A)    AS USED IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS
HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.

(B)    "ADVISORY BOARD" MEANS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
INFORMATION ADVISORY BOARD.

(C)    "CENTRAL REPOSITORY" MEANS THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY CREATED BY
§747(B) OF THIS ARTICLE.

(D)    "COUNTY" INCLUDES BALTIMORE CITY.

(E)    "CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION" MEANS
DATA INITIATED OR COLLECTED BY A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY
ON A PERSON PERTAINING TO A REPORTABLE EVENT. THE TERM
DOES NOT INCLUDE:

(1)    DATA CONTAINED IN INTELLIGENCE OR
INVESTIGATORY FILES OR POLICE WORK-PRODUCT RECORDS USED
SOLELY FOR POLICE INVESTIGATION PURPOSES;

(2)    DATA PERTAINING TO A PROCEEDING UNDER
SUBTITLE 8 OF TITLE 3 OF THE COURTS ARTICLE (JUVENILE
CAUSES), BUT IT DOES INCLUDE DATA PERTAINING TO A PERSON
FOLLOWING WAIVER OF JURISDICTION BY A JUVENILE COURT;

(3) WANTED POSTERS, POLICE BLOTTER ENTRIES,
COURT RECORDS OF PUBLIC JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS, OR
PUBLISHED COURT OPINIONS;