{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-619","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 5–619","heading":"","body":"(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:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=5-619","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"cfb3c4ce827b07eb2199ab12996e7367d33c9ba42adac2cb864d5d3d847f5b63","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-618","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-5-620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}