"Ban the Box" - Fair Criminal-Record Screening Practices FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain employers from making certain inquiries about, or taking certain actions because of, certain arrests or accusations; prohibiting certain employers from conducting a criminal-record check or otherwise inquiring into an applicant's criminal record until after the conclusion of an initial interview; providing for certain exceptions; providing for administrative and judicial review of and remedial relief for violations; prohibiting reprisals against persons who allege a violation of these prohibitions; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; providing for a special; effective date; and generally relating to the establishment of fair criminal-record screening practices for employers in the City of Baltimore.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

December 5, 2013

Passed

May 15, 2014

Enactment no.

14-221