Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §1549, 2nd ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1977, c. 78, §159, is amended to read:

Such fingerprints and palm prints shall must be taken on a form provided by the requesting person, or if the person does not provide a form, upon the Noncriminal Fingerprint Record. Fingerprints or palm prints taken pursuant to this section, or copies thereof, shall may not be retained by the taker or forwarded to the State Bureau of Identification unless the requesting person is required by statute to submit the fingerprints or palm prints to the State Bureau of Identification for the purpose of obtaining a criminal history record check.

SUMMARY

This bill affects the laws regarding criminal history records by:

1. Changing an incorrect reference to a member of the McJustis Policy Board;

2. Allowing law enforcement agencies that take fingerprints and palm prints for noncriminal justice purposes to submit them directly to the State Bureau of Identification when the submission is required by law; and

3. Making it clear that the State Bureau of Identification may charge a fee for each requested criminal history record check for noncriminal justice purposes and that the requestor must supply a name and date of birth for each record being requested.