§ 15-6 Preliminary inquiries into criminal record.
Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.
Balt., Md., Code art. 11, § 15-6 (2026)
§ 15-6 Preliminary inquiries into criminal record.LinkCopy Citation
(a)“Conditional offer” defined.
In this section, “conditional offer” means an offer that is conditioned solely on:
(1)
the results of the employer’s subsequent inquiring into or gathering information about the applicant’s criminal record; or
(2)
some other contingency expressly communicated to the applicant at the time of the offer.
(b)Inquiries prohibited before conditional offer.
In connection with the proposed employment of any applicant, a covered employer may not, at any time before a conditional offer of employment has been extended:
(1)
require the applicant to disclose or reveal whether he or she has a criminal record or otherwise has had criminal accusations brought against her or him;
(2)
conduct a criminal-record check on the applicant; or
(3)
otherwise make any inquiry of the applicant or others about whether the applicant has a criminal record or otherwise has had criminal accusations brought against her or him.
History: Ord. 14-221