Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 10-227
Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 10-227
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) The Secretary by regulation and the Court of Appeals by rule shall adopt appropriate procedures for administrative appeals from a decision by a criminal justice unit to deny a person the right to inspect or challenge criminal history record information.
(c) The rules and regulations adopted under subsection (b) of this section shall include provisions for:
(1) the forms, way, and time for filing an appeal;
(2) the official or panel that will hear the appeal;
(3) hearing and making a decision on the appeal; and
(4) carrying out the decision on the appeal.
(d) A person, the Central Repository, or a criminal justice unit that is aggrieved by a decision on an administrative appeal may seek judicial review of the decision in accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article (Administrative Procedure Act – Contested Cases) and the Maryland Rules.