Sec. 2-231.03. Definitions

Applicant means a person who is considered or who requests to be considered for employment in the County by an employer.

Arrest means being apprehended, detained, taken into custody, held for investigation, or otherwise restrained by a law enforcement agency or military authority due to an accusation or suspicion that the person committed a crime.

Arrest Record means information indicating that a person has been apprehended, detained, taken into custody, held for investigation, or otherwise restrained by a law enforcement agency or military authority due to an accusation or suspicion that the person committed a crime.

Cannabis/Marijuana means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of the plant, including all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration greater than 0.3% on a dry weight basis as defined in Md. Code Ann., Criminal Law § 5-101.

Conviction means a verdict or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a criminal act.

Conviction Record means information regarding a sentence arising from a verdict, a plea of guilty, a plea of nolo contendere, an Alford plea including a sentence of incarceration a fine, a penalty, a suspended sentence, or a sentence of probation.

Criminal Record report means a record of a person's arrest and conviction history obtained from any source.

Director means the Executive Director of the Office of Human Rights.

Employment means:

Employer means any person, individual, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, association, or other entity operating and doing business in the County that employs ten (10) or more persons full-time in the County. Employer includes the County government, but does not include the United States, any State, or any other local government.

Inquiry or Inquire means any direct or indirect conduct intended to gather information, using any mode of communication.

Potential Applicant means a person that intends to submit an application.

Sentence means the term of imprisonment or probation imposed on a convicted defendant for criminal wrongdoing.

Vulnerable Adult means an adult who lacks the physical or mental capacity to provide for his or her own daily needs.

Nonviolent Felony means a felony conviction for a crime that is not a crime of violence as defined in Sec. 14-101 of the Criminal Law Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.

For a nonviolent felony, at least (5) five years or sixty (60) months ago; or

For a misdemeanor, at least thirty (30) months ago.