§ 114-19.15. Criminal record checks of applicants for locksmith licensure or apprentice designation. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 114‑19.15.  Criminal record checks ofapplicants for locksmith licensure or apprentice designation.

The Department of Justice may provide to the North Carolina LocksmithLicensing Board from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Historiesthe criminal history of any applicant for licensure as a locksmith or anapprentice under Chapter 74F of the General Statutes. Along with the request,the Board shall provide to the Department of Justice the fingerprints of theapplicant, a form signed by the applicant consenting to the criminal recordcheck and use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by theState and National Repositories, and any additional information required by theDepartment of Justice. The applicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to theState Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal historyrecord file, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set offingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminalhistory record check. The Board shall keep all information obtained pursuant tothis section confidential. The Department of Justice may charge a fee to offsetthe cost incurred by it to conduct a criminal record check under this section.The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of locating, editing, researching, andretrieving the information. (2003‑350, s.12.)