Whenever the Board is authorized or required by law, including, but not limited to, requirements under Sections 6, 7, 7.4, 7.7, and 9 of this Act, to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and responsibilities, the Board shall, in the form and manner required by the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cause to be conducted a criminal history record investigation to obtain any information currently or thereafter contained in the files of the Illinois State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. To facilitate this investigation, the Board shall direct each applicant for licensing under sections 6, 7, 7.4
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Whenever the Board is authorized or required by law, including, but not limited to, requirements under Sections 6, 7, 7.4, 7.7, and 9 of this Act, to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and responsibilities, the Board shall, in the form and manner required by the Illinois State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cause to be conducted a criminal history record investigation to obtain any information currently or thereafter contained in the files of the Illinois State Police or the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. To facilitate this investigation, the Board shall direct each applicant for licensing under sections 6, 7, 7.4, 7.7, and 9 or key person as defined by the Board in administrative rules to submit his or her fingerprints to the Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including, but not limited to, civil, criminal, and latent fingerprint databases. The Illinois State Police shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The Illinois State Police shall provide, on the Board's request, information concerning any criminal charges, and their disposition, currently or thereafter filed against any applicant, key person, or holder of any license or for determinations of suitability. Information obtained as a result of an investigation under this Section shall be used in determining eligibility for any license. Upon request and payment of fees in conformance with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the Illinois State Police Law, the Illinois State Police is authorized to furnish, pursuant to positive identification, such information contained in State files as is necessary to fulfill the request.