North Carolina § 143B-945 - Criminal record checks for municipalities and county governments.

§ 143B-945. Criminal record checks for municipalities and county governments.

The Department of Public Safety may provide to a city or county from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories the criminal history of any person who applies for employment with the city or county. The city or county shall provide to the Department of Public Safety, along with the request, the fingerprints of the applicant, a form signed by the applicant consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State and National Repositories, and any additional information required by the Department of Public Safety. The applicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. The city or county shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential. The Department of Public Safety may charge a fee to offset the 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, and retrieving the information. History (2003-214, s. 4; 2005-358, s. 1; 2014-100, s. 17.1(m), (o).) Cross References. - As to criminal history record checks of employees, see G.S. 153A-94.2. As to permissibility of criminal history record checks of personnel and employees of cities and towns, see G.S. 160A-164.2 . Editor's Note. - This section was originally enacted as G.S. 114-19.12 by Session Laws 2003-214, s. 4. It has been renumbered at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. This section was formerly G.S. 114-19.14. It was recodified as G.S. 143B-945 by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(m), effective July 1, 2014. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-358, s. 1, effective September 7, 2005, added "and county governments" to the section heading, and substituted "city or county" for "city" throughout the section. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(o), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Justice" throughout the section.