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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 12.15.01.15" title_num="12" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="01" heading="Fees — CHRI Checks for Noncriminal Justice Purposes.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Fingerprinting Service Fee.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Central Repository shall collect a nonrefundable fingerprinting service fee of $20 for each request for an individual CHRI.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The following chart contains the fees collected by Central Repository for a noncriminal justice CHRI check:</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Central Repository requires payment to be made as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Method:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Certified check;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Cashier's check;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Money order;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Personal check; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Credit card;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The applicant shall make a check or money order payable to the Central Repository;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A Maryland government unit may pay fees by interagency fund transfer authorization.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>