New Jersey § 26:2k-65
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 26:2k-65, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26:2k-65.
a. An applicant for certification as an EMT who is required to undergo a criminal
history record background check pursuant to P.L.2023, c. 229 ( C.26:2K-65.1 et al.) shall submit to the commissioner that individual's name, address, and fingerprints
in accordance with the standards established by the New Jersey State Police and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation for civil applicants. The commissioner is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal
history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Division
of State Police for use in making the determinations required by P.L.2023, c. 229 ( C.26:2K-65.1 et al.). b. Upon receipt of the criminal history record information for a person from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation or the Division of State Police, the commissioner shall immediately
notify, in writing, the applicant of the results of the criminal history record background
check. If the person is disqualified, the conviction or convictions which constitute the
basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the notice to the person, but
shall not be identified to any other person. c. The person who is the subject of the background check shall have 30 days from the
date of the written notice of disqualification to petition the commissioner for a
hearing on the accuracy of the person's criminal history record information or to
establish the person's rehabilitation under subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.2023 c. 229 ( C.26:2K-65.1 ). Upon the issuance of a final decision following a petition to the commissioner pursuant
to this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the person as to whether the person
remains disqualified from licensure.
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