§ 58-71-51. Criminal history record checks. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 58‑71‑51. Criminal history record checks.

(a)        Authorization. – TheDepartment of Justice may provide a criminal history record check to theCommissioner for a person who has applied to the Commissioner for a new orrenewal license as a bail bondsman or runner. The Commissioner shall provide tothe Department of Justice, along with the request, the fingerprints of the newor renewal applicant. The applicant shall furnish the Commissioner with acomplete set of the applicant's fingerprints in a manner prescribed by theCommissioner. The Department of Justice shall provide a criminal history recordcheck based upon the new or renewal applicant's fingerprints. The Commissionershall provide any additional information required by the Department of Justiceand a form signed by the applicant consenting to the check of the criminalrecord and to the use of the fingerprints and other identifying informationrequired by the State or national repositories. The new or renewal applicant'sfingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for asearch of the State's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau ofInvestigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation for a national criminal history check. The Department of Justicemay charge each new or renewal applicant a fee for conducting the checks ofcriminal history records authorized by this subsection.

(b)        Confidentiality. – TheCommissioner shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidentialin accordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and theinformation shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the GeneralStatutes.  (2009‑536,s. 3.)