Section 5-554 – Duties of Department
(a) (1) (i) The Department shall conduct the criminal history records check and issue the printed statement provided for under this Part V of this subtitle. (ii) It shall update an initial criminal history records check for an employee, employer, or individual identified in § 5–551(c), (d), (e), or (f) of this subtitle and issue a revised printed statement […]
Section 5-554.1 – Cross-Reference Check
The State Department of Education shall conduct a cross–reference check, including cross–referencing the individual and the individual’s address, with the central registry of registrants transmitted weekly by the Department under § 11–713 of the Criminal Procedure Article, of: (1) an employee, employer, or individual identified in § 5–551(b)(1), (b)(2), or (c)(5)(i) of this subtitle; and (2) an […]
Section 5-555 – Contesting Findings
An individual may contest the finding of a criminal conviction, a probation before judgment disposition, a not criminally responsible disposition, or pending charge reported in a printed statement in accordance with §§ 10–223 through 10–228 of the Criminal Procedure Article.
Section 5-556 – Failure to Disclose Prior Conviction or Existence of Pending Charge
(a) An individual who fails to disclose a conviction, a probation before judgment disposition, a not criminally responsible disposition, or the existence of pending charges for a criminal offense or attempted criminal offense as required under § 5–553 of this subtitle shall be guilty of perjury and upon conviction is subject to the penalty provided by […]
Section 5-557 – Immunity From Civil or Criminal Liability
The following governmental units or persons shall have the immunity from civil or criminal liability described under § 5–619 of the Courts Article in connection with a criminal history records check under this Part V of this subtitle: (1) an employer; and (2) a State or local agency, including a local department.
Section 5-558 – Duties of Secretary
On or before August 15, 1986, the Secretary shall: (1) provide for the adoption of a specified form or forms to be used in applying for the criminal history records check to be issued by the Department, including an appropriate disclosure statement; (2) designate the appropriate State or local law enforcement offices in the State, or other […]
Section 5-559 – Criminal History Records Checks in Emergency Out-of-Home Placements
(a) In this section, “emergency out–of–home placement” means an out–of–home placement in which a local department places a child in the home of a private individual, including a neighbor, friend, or relative, as a result of a sudden unavailability of the child’s primary caretaker. (b) (1) If a child is placed in an emergency out–of–home placement, a local […]
Section 5-543 – Local Boards or Local Panels — Compensation; Confidentiality
(a) A member of a local board or local panel may not receive compensation. (b) Each member of a local board or local panel is subject to the same standards of confidentiality as an employee of the Administration.
Section 5-544 – Local Boards — Goals
The goals of each local board are: (1) as to minor children who reside in out–of–home care under the jurisdiction of a local department, to conduct case reviews and individual child advocacy activities in accordance with those case reviews under the protocols established by the State Board; (2) in cooperation with other local boards, if any, in […]
Section 5-545 – Local Boards — Powers and Duties
(a) (1) Each local board shall review children in out–of–home care in accordance with the regulations adopted by the State Board and the Secretary of Human Services. (2) The regulations adopted by the State Board and the Secretary of Human Services shall require that the local boards review cases based on priorities agreed upon by the Department and […]