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<section article="gcp" article_name="Criminal Procedure" number="10-306" title_number="10" title_name="Criminal Records" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Shielding">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A person authorized to access a shielded record under § 10–302(b) of this subtitle may not disclose any information from a shielded record to a person who is not authorized to access shielded records under § 10–302(b) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in § 10–302(b) of this subtitle, an employer may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require a person who applies for employment to disclose shielded information about criminal charges in an application, an interview, or otherwise; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>discharge or refuse to hire a person solely because the person refused to disclose information about criminal charges that have been shielded.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An educational institution may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require a person who applies for admission to the institution to disclose shielded information about criminal charges in an application, an interview, or otherwise; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>expel or refuse to admit a person solely because the person refused to disclose information about criminal charges that have been shielded.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Except as provided in § 10–302(b) of this subtitle, a unit, an official, or an employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State may not:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require a person who applies for a permit, registration, or government service to disclose shielded information about criminal charges in an application, an interview, or otherwise; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>deny a person’s application for a permit, registration, or government service solely because the person refused to disclose information about criminal charges that have been shielded.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
