Ch. 5                                       2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(C)     CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.

AS PART OF THE APPLICATION FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK, THE
SECRETARY SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY:

(1)      TWO COMPLETE SETS OF THE APPLICANT'S LEGIBLE FINGERPRINTS
TAKEN ON FORMS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY AND
THE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION;

(2)      THE FEE AUTHORIZED UNDER § 10-221(B)(7) OF THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE ARTICLE FOR ACCESS TO MARYLAND CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS; AND

(3)      THE MANDATORY PROCESSING FEE REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR A NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK.

(D)     INFORMATION FORWARDED TO APPLICANT AND STATE POLICE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH §§ 10-201 THROUGH 10-234 OF THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE ARTICLE, THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY SHALL FORWARD TO THE
APPLICANT AND THE SECRETARY A PRINTED STATEMENT OF THE APPLICANT'S
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.

(E)     RESTRICTIONS ON INFORMATION.

INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY UNDER THIS
SECTION:

(1)      IS CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE DISSEMINATED; AND

(2)      SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE LICENSING PURPOSE AUTHORIZED
BY THIS SECTION.

(F)     SUBJECT MAY CONTEST CONTENTS.

THE SUBJECT OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK UNDER THIS SECTION
MAY CONTEST THE CONTENTS OF THE PRINTED STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
CENTRAL REPOSITORY AS PROVIDED IN § 10-223 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
ARTICLE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived without substantive
change from former Art. 27, § 36E(c).

In subsections (b), the introductory language of (c), and (d) of this section,
the defined term "Secretary" is substituted for the former reference to the
"Department of State Police" to conform to the terminology used in other
provisions dealing with handgun permits. See, e.g., §§ 5-304 and 5-306 of
this subtitle.

In subsection (b) of this section, the reference to each applicant "for a
permit" is added for clarity.

Defined terms: "Permit" § 5-301
"Secretary" § 5-301

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