Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Procedure Article

Md. Code, Crim. Proc. § 10-238: (a) This Compact organizes an electronic information sharing system among the federal government and the states to exchange criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes authorized by federal or state law, such as background checks for governmental licensing and employment

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What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes an interstate information-sharing system allowing the FBI and states to exchange criminal history records for authorized noncriminal purposes like background checks for licensing and employment.

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