Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article
Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 1-209: (a) (1) In this section, “department” means: (i) the Department of Agriculture; (ii) the Department of the Environment; (iii) the Maryland Department of Health; (iv) the Department of Human Services; (v) the Maryland Department of Labor; or (vi) the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Servi
What this law says, in plain English
State policy prohibits departments from denying occupational licenses solely based on prior criminal conviction unless there is direct relationship to the license or unreasonable safety risk, with specified factors for consideration.
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