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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 12.15.02.02" title_num="12" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Application” means the form submitted by a covered individual to obtain a criminal history records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Approved agency” means a government or nongovernment agency, other than a law enforcement agency designated by the Secretary, where fingerprints may be taken.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Approved training” means Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (Department) training of an employee of an approved agency to properly take fingerprints.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Authorization number” means the identifier given to an employer, a regulatory authority, or a licensed child placement agency that authorizes receipt of a printed statement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Conviction” means a plea or verdict of guilty, or a plea of nolo contendere.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Covered Individual.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Covered individual” means an employer, employee, or other individual who is required, or who may be required, to obtain a criminal history records check under Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Covered individual” includes an employee who is 14 years old or older as of the date of an application for a criminal history records check.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Criminal History Records Check.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Criminal history records check” means a record check of the criminal history record information (CHRI) maintained by the Central Repository or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Criminal history records check” is limited to the existence of a criminal conviction, probation before judgment disposition, not criminally responsible disposition, or pending criminal charge.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Director” means the Director of the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Disseminate” has the meaning stated in COMAR 12.15.01.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Emergency out-of-home placement” means a local department places a child in the home of a private individual, including a neighbor, friend, or relative, as a result of a sudden unavailability of the child’s primary caretaker.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Employee” has the meaning stated in Family Law Article, §5-560, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Employer” has the meaning stated in Family Law Article, §5-560, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Facility” means a facility designated under Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland, whereby the employer and an employee are required to obtain a criminal history records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Local Department” has the meaning stated in Family Law Article, §1-101(g)(1) and (2), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Previously processed” means an individual who has obtained a criminal history records check under this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Printed statement” means a document issued by the Central Repository containing the results of a criminal history records check under this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Private entity” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A nongovernment agency; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An employer.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>“Reference number” is the preprinted identification number on a child care application for a criminal history records check.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>“Regulatory authority” means a State, county, or local government agency responsible for licensing, registering, approving, or certifying a facility or a covered individual under Family Law Article, §5-561, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>“Secretary” means the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Valid Photo Identification Document.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Valid photo identification document” means a current, government-issued document containing the name, photograph, and date of birth of a covered individual that is used for positive identification.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Valid photo identification document” includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A Maryland driver's license;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A driver's license issued by another state, the District of Columbia, a United States territory, or a foreign government;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A United States passport;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A certificate of United States citizenship;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>A certificate of naturalization;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>A current foreign passport;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>An alien registration card;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>A United States military identification card; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>An identification card issued by a state or local government agency, the District of Columbia, a United States territory, or a foreign government.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>