[Adopted 11-18-2013 FYTM,
Art. II]
Licensing authorities of the Town shall utilize the results of fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for the sole purpose of determining the suitability of the applicants for the proposed occupational activity that is the subject of the license applications specified in §
49-2. 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, including,
but not limited to, the Town's policy applicable to licensing-related
criminal record background checks, which shall include record retention
and confidentiality requirements. The Town shall not disseminate the
results of fingerprint-based criminal background checks except as
may be provided by law, regulation, and Town policy. 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 Agency Account,
and the remainder of the fee may be retained by the Town for costs
associated with the administration of the fingerprinting system.