To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants
of the City of Haverhill, and as authorized by MGL c. 6, § 172B1/2,
this article requires:
A. Applicants for certain City licenses permitting the engagement in specific occupational activities within the City of Haverhill as enumerated in §
191-23 to submit to fingerprinting by the Haverhill Police Department;
B. The Haverhill Police Department to conduct criminal record background
checks based on such fingerprints; and
C. The City of Haverhill to consider the results of such background
checks in determining whether or not to grant a license.
The City of Haverhill authorizes the Massachusetts State Police,
the Massachusetts Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems
(DCJIS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as may be applicable
to conduct on behalf of the City of Haverhill and its Police Department
fingerprint-based state and national criminal record background checks,
including of FBI records, consistent with this article. The City of
Haverhill authorizes the Police Department to receive and utilize
FBI records in connection with such background checks, consistent
with this article.
Licensing authorities of the City of Haverhill shall utilize the results of fingerprint-based criminal history 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 §
191-23. A City of Haverhill licensing authority may deny any application for a license on the basis of the results of the fingerprint-based criminal record background check, if the licensing authority, in its sole discretion, 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 City policies bearing on the 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 or failed to do so.
Implementation of this article and the conducting of fingerprint-based
criminal record background checks by the City of Haverhill shall be
in accordance with all applicable laws, regulations, and City policies,
which shall include record retention and confidentiality requirements.
The City of Haverhill shall not disseminate the results of fingerprint-based
criminal record background checks except as may be provided by law,
regulation, and City policy. The City of Haverhill shall not disseminate
criminal record information to unauthorized persons or entities.