Criminal History Record Checks

(Also know as Criminal Background Checks)

 

All applicants are required to have the criminal history record check before registration is approved. Requests for printed fingerprint applications may be made to the Board of Pharmacy via mail (4201 Patterson Avenue, 21215), e-mail (MDBOP@DHMH.STATE.MD.US), telephone (410-764-4755) or the on-line request link (mdbop.org/license/tech/index.htm). Failure to submit to the background check will result in an incomplete registration and you will not be allowed to work as a pharmacy technician in Maryland.  Applications will not be processed without completion of the criminal history record check.  Do not send the fingerprint card and fees to the Maryland Board of Pharmacy.

 

Completion of the Criminal History Record Check Process

 

All applicants must bring proof of identification and the completed orange application to the fingerprinting sites.  Only designated Board staff will have access to the background check records and the results are confidential.  The Board’s decision is the only information that will be released.  Applicants may provide fingerprints for the criminal history record check through two methods:

 

Method 1 - Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS)

 

The quickest results are obtained when the fingerprints are provided at a CJIS office that is set up for electronic fingerprinting. Addresses for each of these locations are listed.  Applicants must make an appointment for all sites except at the Reisterstown location, where walk-ins are welcomed.  Procedures through Method 1 include:

 

1.      Present the fingerprint application to the CJIS personnel along with a $38.00 fee (includes $18.00 CJIS processing and $20.00 site fingerprinting fee).  Fees may be paid with check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, or debit card (NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED).

2.      Applicants will be fingerprinted.

3.      CJIS will separate and return one of the application postcards to the applicant for his/her records along with a payment receipt. CJIS will notify the Board directly of the results of the criminal background check within two weeks.

4.      The applicant should retain the verification number in the event that the Board does not receive a report from CJIS...

 

 

 

Criminal History Record Checks

CJIS Locations

 

DMV Locations: No Walk-Ins/Appointment Only (Call Baltimore City CJIS office at 410-764-4501 or Toll Free 1-888-795-0011 to schedule an appointment)

Fee: $38.00 ($18.00 processing fee) Plus $20.00 (fingerprinting fee @ CJIS) or fingerprinting fee varies at Local/State Barracks

 

Baltimore City CJIS Office: Hours: M – F 8:00 – 7:00, Saturday 8:00 – 4:00

Reisterstown Road Plaza, 6776 Reisterstown Rd, Suite 102, Balto., MD 21215

 

OTHER CJIS LOCATIONS

 

Harford County, Bel Air DMV – Hours: M – F 8:30 – 3:00

501 West MacPhail Road, Bel Air, MD  21014

 

Frederick County, Frederick DMV – Hours: T – F 8:30 – 3:00

1601 Bowman’s Farm Road, Frederick, MD 21701

 

Charles County, Waldorf DMV – Hours: M – F 8:30 – 3:00

St. Charles Business Park, 11 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602 

 

Method 2 - State Police Barracks Or Local Police

 

Fingerprints may also be done manually at different state or local police sites and selected certified sites. Procedures through method 2 include:

 

 

  1. It is advised that applicants initially call the state police barracks or local police to learn whether fingerprinting services are offered, the hours of operation, and the cost and payment methods.
  2.  On the date scheduled for the fingerprinting, applicants must bring the fee (will vary) and completed fingerprint application to identified site.
  3. Applicants will be fingerprinted.
  4. Applicants should receive the entire fingerprint application and a receipt of payment from the site where fingerprinted.
  5. Applicants should photocopy the form for their records, retain one of the attached postcards, and mail the remaining application and an $18.00 processing fee to CJIS at:  Central Depository, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 102, Baltimore, MD  21215.
  6. Report results through this method generally take 3 to 4 weeks and will be sent directly to the Board. 
  7. The applicant must retain the verification number if the Board does not receive the background report.

 

Reminder: Send Fingerprint Cards to CJIS (WITH $18.00 processing fee) – Central Depository, 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 102, Baltimore, MD 21215

 

If you have questions, you may contact Fannie Yorkman at 410-764-4684 or Laurie Cohen at 410-764-4756.