(a) The County Administrator of Howard County shall apply to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check for each prospective employee of Howard County.

(b) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Administrator of Howard County shall submit to the Central Repository:

(1) two complete sets of the prospective employee’s legible fingerprints taken on forms approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(2) the fee authorized under § 10-221(b)(7) of this subtitle for access to Maryland criminal history records; and

(3) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

(c) In accordance with this subtitle, the Central Repository shall forward to the prospective employee and the Administrator of Howard County the prospective employee’s criminal history record information.

(d) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

(1) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and

(2) shall be used only for the employment purpose authorized by this section.

(e) The subject of a criminal history records check under this section may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided under § 10-223 of this subtitle.