§ 56:8-188 — Authorization for receipt of criminal history record information.

4. a. The director is authorized to receive criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record background check, including all costs of administering and processing the check. b. The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, upon the request of the director, shall conduct a criminal history record background check requested by the director in accordance with the provisions of this act. The check shall be performed only upon certification by the director that the person has submitted to the director the person's name, address, fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record background check to be performed. For the purpose of conducting the criminal history record background check, the State Police shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination of federal criminal records. The information obtained as a result of any such check shall be forwarded to the director. L.2009, c.152, s.4.