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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 11.23.01.14" title_num="11" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="01" heading="Background Checks.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Under Transportation Article, §15-804, Annotated Code of Maryland, an individual applying for a driving instructor license or renewal of a driving instructor license shall be fingerprinted and have a State and national criminal background check conducted by the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The applicant shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be fingerprinted at an official site that provides electronic digital fingerprinting, to include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An official CJIS Central Repository site; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A CJIS Central Repository approved private provider;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay the required fee, including the fee authorized under Criminal Procedure Article, §10-221(b), Annotated Code of Maryland, for access to criminal history records; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Obtain a dated official receipt verifying that fingerprinting has been completed and a criminal background check has been requested.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>In accordance with Criminal Procedure Article, §§10-201—10-234, Annotated Code of Maryland, the CJIS Central Repository shall forward to the Administration the applicant's criminal history record information.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Information received by the Administration on an applicant from the CJIS Central Repository shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Confidential and may not be disseminated; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Used only to determine the eligibility or disqualification of a driving instructor license or renewal of the driving instructor license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An individual subject to a criminal background check under this regulation may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the CJIS Central Repository as provided in Criminal Procedure Article, §10-223, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An applicant otherwise qualified by the Administration for an instructor license, may begin providing instruction:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Pending the receipt of satisfactory data on their criminal history record, as set forth in Regulation .16 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Only while under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor, with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>