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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="14-407" title_number="14" title_name="General Day Care" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Youth Camp Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Investigate complaints received regarding a youth camp; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Require appropriate training, including knowledge of outdoor camping, for a camp inspector.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Before a youth camp makes a formal offer of employment to a job applicant, the operator of the youth camp may request from the Department a determination as to whether the results of a national or State criminal history records check would be the basis for prohibiting the hiring of the applicant.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 3 business days after receipt of a request from the operator of a youth camp under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Department shall issue a written determination to the youth camp as to whether the results of a national or State criminal history records check would be the basis for prohibiting the hiring of the applicant.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A determination issued by the Department under paragraph (2) of this subsection is binding on the Department and the youth camp unless the applicant:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Has subsequently been convicted of a crime;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has pending criminal charges; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Had previously undisclosed criminal convictions.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Department may set a reasonable fee to cover the cost of a criminal history records check required under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
