[Adopted 2-4-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
This article is enacted in accordance with a policy requirement of the
Division of Criminal Justice Services of the State of New York as a prerequisite
for the Village Clerk of the Incorporated Village of Freeport to apply to
and obtain from the Division of Criminal Justice Services of the State of
New York and the Federal Bureau of Investigation the criminal history records
of employees and applicants for employment with the Village of Freeport, or
any corporation, agency or department thereof, of members and applicants for
membership in the Volunteer Fire Department and Special Police or licensees
and applicants for licenses or renewals thereof relating to certain activities
or occupations licensed or regulated by provisions of the Code of the Village
of Freeport, New York, which provisions authorize or require an investigation
of the applicant before a license is issued or renewed, including but not
limited to the following:
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Activity or Occupation to be Licensed
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Section of Code of the Village of Freeport
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Hawkers and peddlers
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Pawnbrokers
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Place of public assembly
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Secondhand dealers
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Taxicab
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Taxi drivers
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In accordance with the criteria set forth in §
70-2 of this article, the Village Clerk is authorized to secure the fingerprints of the applicant, employee, member or licensee and shall thereupon send the fingerprints, together with a check or money order in the required amount made payable to the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to cover the cost of searching said person's criminal history with the Division and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the Division of Criminal Justice Services for the processing and return of a criminal history record.