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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="6-303" title_number="6" title_name="Massage Therapy" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licenses and Registrations">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One complete set of legible fingerprints taken on a form approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to State criminal history records; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–228 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the Board and to the applicant the criminal history record information of the applicant.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the initial criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Board a revised printed statement of the individual’s State criminal history record.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If an applicant has made three or more unsuccessful attempts at securing legible fingerprints, the Board may accept an alternate method of a criminal history records check as permitted by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is confidential and may not be redisseminated; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May be used only for the licensing or registration purpose authorized by this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In using information obtained from the Central Repository under this section to determine whether to issue a license or registration, the Board shall consider:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The age at which the crime was committed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The nature of the crime;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The circumstances surrounding the crime;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The length of time that has passed since the crime was committed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Subsequent work history;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Employment and character references; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Other evidence that demonstrates whether the applicant poses a threat to the public health or safety.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
