Licensing authorities of the Town 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 §
91-2. A Town licensing authority may deny any application for a license on the basis of the results of the 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 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 to do so.
Implementation of this chapter 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, which shall
include record retention and confidentiality requirements. The Town
shall not disseminate the results of fingerprint-based criminal record
background checks except as may be provided by law, regulation, and
Town policy. The Town shall not disseminate criminal record information
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 $75. A portion of the fee, as specified in M.G.L. c. 6, § 172B1/2,
shall be deposited into the Firearms Fingerprint Identity Verification
Fund, and the remainder of the fee may be retained by the Town for
costs associated with the administration of the fingerprinting system.