The Town authorizes the Massachusetts State Police, the Massachusetts
Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems (DCJIS), and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and their successors, as may
be applicable, to conduct fingerprint-based state and national criminal
record background checks, including FBI records, consistent with this
bylaw. The Town authorizes the Police Department to receive and utilize
state and FBI records in connection with such background checks, consistent
with this bylaw. The state and FBI criminal history will not be disseminated
to unauthorized entities.
The Police Department shall communicate the results of fingerprint-based
criminal record background checks to the appropriate governmental
licensing authority within the Town as listed. The Police Department
shall indicate whether the applicant has been convicted of, or is
awaiting final adjudication for, a crime that bears upon his or her
suitability, or any felony or misdemeanor that involved force or threat
of force, controlled substances or a sex-related offense.
The Board of Selectmen is authorized to promulgate regulations
for the implementation of the proposed bylaw.
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 Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
6, Section 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 to be expended by the Police Department to help offset costs associated with the administration of the fingerprinting system.
This bylaw shall take effect upon approval by the Attorney General,
and compliance with the requirements of MGL c. 40, § 32.