Ch. 458             .                           1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(III) NOTHING SHALL PROHIBIT THE SHARING OR DISSEMINATING
OF POPULATION DATA BASE INFORMATION WITH:

1. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES;             

2. CRIME LABORATORIES THAT SERVE FEDERAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE
DIRECTOR;

3. THE STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE; OR

4. ANY THIRD PARTY THAT THE DIRECTOR DEEMS
NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE CRIME LABORATORY WITH STATISTICAL ANALYSES OF
THE POPULATION DATA BASE.

(IV) THE POPULATION DATA BASE MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
AND SEARCHED BY ANY AGENCY PARTICIPATING IN THE CODIS SYSTEM.

(L) ANY MATCH OBTAINED BETWEEN AN EVIDENCE SAMPLE AND A DATA-
BASE ENTRY MAY ONLY BE USED AS PROBABLE CAUSE TO OBTAIN A BLOOD SAMPLE
FROM THE SUBJECT AND IS NOT ADMISSIBLE AT TRIAL UNLESS CONFIRMED BY
ADDITIONAL TESTING:

(L) (M) (1) A PERSON WHOSE DNA RECORD OR PROFILE HAS BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM AND WHOSE DNA SAMPLE IS
STORED IN THE STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY MAY REQUEST THAT INFORMATION
BE EXPUNGED ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE CONVICTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE
INCLUSION OF THE PERSON'S DNA RECORD OR PROFILE IN THE STATEWIDE DNA
DATA BASE SYSTEM OR THE INCLUSION OF THE PERSON'S DNA SAMPLE IN THE
STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY MEETS THE EXPUNGEMENT CRITERIA SPECIFIED IN
ARTICLE 27, § 737 OF THE CODE.                                                           

(2) THE PERSON OR THE PERSON'S ATTORNEY SHALL APPLY TO THE
COURT FOR AN ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT.

(3) EXPUNGEMENT PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN

ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 27, § 737 OF THE CODE.

(4) UPON RECEIPT OF AN ORDER OF EXPUNGEMENT, THE DIRECTOR
SHALL PURGE THE DNA RECORD AND ALL OTHER IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
FROM THE STATEWIDE DNA DATA BASE SYSTEM, AND THE DNA SAMPLE STORED IN
THE STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY, THAT IS COVERED BY THE ORDER. IF THE
PERSON HAS MORE THAN ONE ENTRY IN THE DATA BASE AND REPOSITORY, THEN
ONLY THE ENTRY COVERED BY THE EXPUNGEMENT ORDER SHALL BE PURGED.

(M) (N) (1) A PERSON WHO, BY VIRTUE OF EMPLOYMENT OR OFFICIAL
POSITION, HAS POSSESSION OF OR ACCESS TO INDIVIDUALLY IDENTIFIABLE DNA
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE STATEWIDE DNA DATA. BASE SYSTEM OR
STATEWIDE DNA REPOSITORY AND WHO WILLFULLY DISCLOSES THAT

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