§8–2A–07.

    (a)    Unless required by federal law, a landlord may not knowingly or intentionally publish or cause to be published any advertisement that expressly states that the landlord will not consider a prospective tenant who has been arrested or convicted of a crime.

    (b)    Unless required by federal law, a landlord may not publish or distribute any statement, advertisement, publication, or sign, use any form of lease application, or make any inquiry in connection with the prospective rental, lease, or sublease of real property that expresses, directly or indirectly, a limitation or specification relating to criminal history records that is inconsistent with the requirements of this subtitle.

    (c)    Unless otherwise required by law, a landlord may not:

        (1)    Distribute or disseminate a prospective tenant’s criminal history records to any person who is not expected to use the criminal history records for the purpose of evaluating the prospective tenant in a manner consistent with this subtitle; or

        (2)    Use a prospective tenant’s criminal history for a purpose that is inconsistent with this subtitle.