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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 12.15.05.02" title_num="12" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="05" 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>“Authorization certificate” means a document issued by the Central Repository to a private provider authorizing the private provider to perform fingerprinting services and demographic data collection for the Central Repository.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Criminal history records check” has the meaning stated in COMAR 12.15.02.02.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Criminal history record information (CHRI)” has the meaning stated in Criminal Procedure Article, §10-201(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Criminal Justice Information System—Central Repository (Central Repository)” has the meaning stated in Criminal Procedure Article, §10-201(c), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Criminal justice purposes” has the meaning stated in COMAR 12.15.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“FBI” means the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Network Livescan Applicant Technical Interface Document” means the written minimum specifications for processing a request for a criminal history records check for non-criminal justice purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Non-criminal justice purpose” has the meaning stated in COMAR 12.15.01.03.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Private provider” means a person performing fingerprinting services and demographic data collection for non-criminal justice purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Private provider agreement” means a legally binding document that describes the responsibilities of the Central Repository and a private provider authorizing the private provider to perform fingerprinting services and demographic data collection for the Central Repository.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Record” means any printed, written, or electronic document or file used or created for the purposes of collecting and transmitting fingerprint images and demographic data to the Central Repository for a request for a criminal history records check for non-criminal justice purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>