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Regulation .15 Fees — CHRI Checks for Noncriminal Justice Purposes.

Regulation .15 Fees — CHRI Checks for Noncriminal Justice Purposes.Copy Citation

A.
A person requesting CHRI, for noncriminal justice purposes, of CHRI maintained by the Central Repository shall submit a nonrefundable CHRI access fee of $18 with each request for an individual CHRI.
B.
A nonrefundable fee to cover the costs of providing the requested CHRI shall be submitted with each request to access CHRI for research, evaluation, and statistical analysis for noncriminal justice purposes as defined in Regulation .13 of this chapter. The fee shall be comprised of costs, when applicable, for computer programming, computer processing, computer output media, handling, shipping, and other associated expenses based upon current rates.
C.
Fingerprinting Service Fee.
(1)
The Central Repository shall collect a nonrefundable fingerprinting service fee of $20 for each request for an individual CHRI.
(2)
The Central Repository shall collect the fingerprinting service fee to cover the cost for Central Repository to collect demographic data about an applicant and perform fingerprinting for an applicant.
(3)
The Central Repository shall collect the fingerprinting service fee only if the Central Repository collects the demographic data about the applicant and performs fingerprinting for an applicant.
D.
The Central Repository shall display a current list of fees and the specified amount of each fee at a Central Repository location operated for the purpose of applying for a CHRI check.
E.
The following chart contains the fees collected by Central Repository for a noncriminal justice CHRI check:
F.
The Central Repository requires payment to be made as follows:
(1)
Method:
(a)
Certified check;
(b)
Cashier's check;
(c)
Money order;
(d)
Personal check; or
(e)
Credit card;
(2)
The applicant shall make a check or money order payable to the Central Repository;
(3)
A Maryland government unit may pay fees by interagency fund transfer authorization.
G.
Requests for national CHRI access passing through the Central Repository to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) require the submission of an additional fee as specified by the FBI to cover the FBI's costs for processing the request.