Ch. 16                                     1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

A.      Obtain police records of alcoholic beverages license
applicants from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the
Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;

B.      Require applicants for alcoholic beverages licenses in the
County to be fingerprinted; and

C.      Forward the fingerprints through the Maryland Department
of Public Safety and Correctional Services for transmittal to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and

2... Applicants for license renewal may not be subject to these
provisions.

(vi) 1. The provisions of this subparagraph apply only in CECIL
COUNTY AND Charles County.

2.       The Board of License Commissioners shall:

A.      Obtain police records of new alcoholic beverage license
applicants from the Department of State Police and other police agencies;

B.      Require applicants for new alcoholic beverage licenses to be
fingerprinted; and

C.      Forward the fingerprints through the Maryland Department
of Public Safety and Correctional Services for transmittal to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (F.B.I.) for a national criminal history records check. Applications for
license renewal are not subject to these provisions.

3.       The County Commissioners may set a fee not in excess of $45
to cover the cost of obtaining the fingerprints and forwarding these fingerprints to the
F.B.I.

4.       The Board shall keep all criminal records in a sealed
envelope available only to the members of the Board and the Clerk to the Board.

5.       The hearing for a new applicant and the issuance of a license
may not be delayed due to the failure of the F.B.I, to provide the requested criminal
history records check by the date of the scheduled hearing.

(vii) 1. The provisions of this subparagraph apply only in Wicomico
County.

2. The Board of License Commissioners shall:

A.      Obtain police records of license applicants from the Criminal
Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and
Correctional Services;

B.      Require applicants for licenses to be fingerprinted; and

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