# Housing and Community Development (GHS)

## Title 4. Division of Development Finance

### Subtitle 27. Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services

#### Section 4-2703

(a)

  (1) Before providing shelter and supportive services to an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter, a service provider shall:

    (i) register with the Department;

    (ii) develop and implement a procedure to screen each staff member who works with minors, including through a State and national criminal history records check or a private agency background check conducted in accordance with Sec. 4-2708 of this subtitle; and

    (iii) obtain written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of shelter.

  (2) The written consent from the unaccompanied minor in need of shelter shall state the minor's:

    (i) age;

    (ii) guardianship status, if known; and

    (iii) living situation.

(b) A service provider may not provide shelter to a minor if the service provider has knowledge that the minor:

  (1) knowingly provided false information in the written consent required under subsection (a) of this section; or

  (2) does not meet the definition of an unaccompanied minor in need of shelter under this subtitle.

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Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)