Licensing authorities of the Town shall utilize the results of fingerprint-based criminal record background checks for the sole purpose of determining the suitability of the subjects of the checks in connection with the license applications specified in §
126-2 above. A Town licensing authority may deny an application for a license on the basis of the results of a fingerprint-based criminal record background check if it determines that the results of the check render the subject unsuitable for the proposed occupational activity. The licensing authority shall consider all applicable laws, regulations and Town policies bearing on an applicant's suitability in making this determination. The licensing authority shall not deny a license based on information in a criminal record unless the applicant has been afforded a reasonable time to correct or complete the record or has declined to do so.
Implementation of this bylaw and the conducting of fingerprint-based
criminal record background checks by the Town shall be in accordance
with all applicable laws, regulations and Town policies. The Board
of Selectmen is authorized to promulgate regulations for the implementation
of this bylaw. The Town shall not disseminate criminal record information
received from the FBI to unauthorized persons or entities.
The fee charged by the Police Department for the purpose of
conducting fingerprint-based criminal record background checks shall
be $100. A portion of the fee, as specified in MGL c. 6, § 172B 1/2,
shall be deposited into the Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification
Trust Fund, and the remainder of the fee may be retained by the Town
for costs associated with the administration of the fingerprinting
system.