Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5-619
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§5–619.
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(a) The following persons or agencies shall be immune from civil or criminal liability in connection with the conducting of a criminal background investigation under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part VI of the Family Law Article or a criminal history records check under Title 19, Subtitle 18 of the Health – General Article:
(1) An employer that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check to deny or terminate an individual’s employment or participation in a facility;
(2) A State or local agency that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employer to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke licensure, registration, approval, or certification of a facility;
(3) A local department of social services that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation to make a decision concerning the placement of a child committed to it, including a decision to remove a child from a particular facility or home; and
(4) A State or local agency that in good faith participates in the making of a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employee or employer.
(b) The failure of an employer to require a criminal background investigation of an individual when not required under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part VI of the Family Law Article or a criminal history records check when not required under Title 19, Subtitle 18 of the Health – General Article may not give rise to civil or criminal liability on the part of the employer for failure to conduct a criminal background investigation.
(1) An employer that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check to deny or terminate an individual’s employment or participation in a facility;
(2) A State or local agency that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employer to grant, deny, suspend, or revoke licensure, registration, approval, or certification of a facility;
(3) A local department of social services that in good faith relies on a criminal background investigation to make a decision concerning the placement of a child committed to it, including a decision to remove a child from a particular facility or home; and
(4) A State or local agency that in good faith participates in the making of a criminal background investigation or criminal history records check of an employee or employer.
(b) The failure of an employer to require a criminal background investigation of an individual when not required under Title 5, Subtitle 5, Part VI of the Family Law Article or a criminal history records check when not required under Title 19, Subtitle 18 of the Health – General Article may not give rise to civil or criminal liability on the part of the employer for failure to conduct a criminal background investigation.
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