Section 5-562 - Printed statement.
§ 5-562. Printed statement.
(a) Application.-
(1) On or before the 1st day of actual employment, an employee shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.
(2) On or before the 1st day of actual operation of a facility identified in § 5-561 of this subtitle, an employer shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.
(3) Within 5 days after a local department places a child who is committed to the local department with an adult relative, an individual identified in § 5-561(c) or (e) of this subtitle shall apply to the Department for a printed statement.
(b) Information accompanying application.- As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the employee, employer, and individual identified in § 5-561(c), (d), (e), or (f) of this subtitle shall submit:
(1) except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a complete set of legible fingerprints at any designated State or local law enforcement office in the State or other location approved by the Department;
(2) the disclosure statement required under § 5-563 of this subtitle; and
(3) payment for the costs of the criminal history records check.
(c) Waiver of fingerprint requirement.- The requirement that a complete set of legible fingerprints be submitted as part of the application for a criminal history records check may be waived by the Department if:
(1) the application is submitted by a person who has attempted to have a complete set of fingerprints taken on at least 2 occasions;
(2) the taking of a complete set of legible fingerprints is not possible because of a physical or medical condition of the person's fingers or hands;
(3) the person submits documentation satisfactory to the Department of the requirements of this subsection; and
(4) the person submits the other information required for a criminal history records check.
[1986, ch. 110; 1989, ch. 5, § 1; ch. 324; 1990, ch. 6, § 2; 1991, ch. 78; 1992, ch. 302; 1994, ch. 481; 1996, ch. 19; 2005, ch. 464, § 3; 2010, ch. 18.]