Ch. 324

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[(c)] (D) An employer at a facility under subsection (b) of
this section may require a volunteer at the facility to obtain a
criminal background investigation under this Part VI.

[(d)] (E) An employer at a facility not identified in
subsection (b) of this section who employs individuals to work
with children may require employees, including volunteers, to
obtain a criminal background investigation under this Part VI.

[(e)] (F) [An employee or employer] A PERSON who is
required to have a criminal background investigation under this
Part VI of this subtitle shall pay for:

(1)  the mandatory processing fee required by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for conducting the criminal
background investigation; and

(2)   reasonable administrative costs to the
Department, not to exceed 10% of the processing fee.

[(f)] (G) An employer or other party may pay for the costs
borne by the employee OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL under subsection (e) of
this section.

5-562.

(a)  (1) On or before the 1st day of actual employment, an
employee shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.

(2)  On or before the 1st day of actual operation of a
facility identified in § 5-561, an employer shall apply to the
Department for a printed statement.

(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 SHALL APPLY
TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A PRINTED STATEMENT.

(b)  As part of the application for a criminal background
investigation, the [employee and employer] EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYER,
AND INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFIED IN § 5-561(C) OF THIS PART VI 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 Part IV; and

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