# Criminal Procedure (GCP)

## Title 10. Criminal Records

### Subtitle 3. Shielding

#### Section 10-302

(a) This subtitle does not apply to a conviction of a domestically related crime under Sec. 6-233 of this article.

(b) A shielded record shall remain fully accessible by:

  (1) criminal justice units for legitimate criminal justice purposes;

  (2) prospective or current employers or government licensing agencies that are subject to a statutory or  regulatory requirement or authorization to inquire into the criminal background of an applicant or employee for purposes of carrying out that requirement or authorization;

  (3) a person that is authorized or required to inquire into an individual's criminal background under Sec. 5-561(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (g) of the Family Law Article;

  (4) the person who is the subject of the shielded record and that person's attorney;

  (5) health occupations boards established under the Health Occupations Article;

  (6) the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission established under Title 13, Subtitle 33 of the Health - General Article;

  (7) a person that uses volunteers who care for or supervise children;

  (8) a person that attests under the penalty of perjury that the person employs or seeks to employ an individual to care for or supervise a minor or vulnerable adult, as defined in Sec. 3-604 of the Criminal Law Article; and

  (9) a person  who is accessing a shielded record on behalf of and with written authorization from a person or governmental entity described in items (1) through (8) of this subsection.

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Md. Code Ann., Crim. Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)