Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §1541, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2003, c. 451, Pt. S, §1, is further amended to read:

6. Establishment of fees. The Except as provided in subsection 6-A, the State Bureau of Identification may charge a fee to individuals, nongovernmental organizations, governmental organizations that are engaged in licensing and governmental organizations that are not a governmental entity of the State, a county of the State or a municipality of the State for each criminal history record check requested for noncriminal justice purposes pursuant to Title 16, chapter 3, subchapter 8. The requestor shall provide a name and date of birth for each record being requested. A request made pursuant to 5 United States Code, Section 9101 must be accompanied by fingerprints. A governmental organization that is engaged in licensing may charge an applicant for the cost of the criminal history record check. The commissioner shall establish a schedule of fees that covers the cost of providing these services. Revenues generated from these fees must be credited to the General Fund.

Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §1541, sub-§6-A is enacted to read:

6-A.__Waiver of fee.__The State Bureau of Identification shall waive its fee for criminal history record checks requested for noncriminal justice purposes for municipal employees and volunteers applying for licensure as emergency medical services personnel.

SUMMARY

This bill waives the fees charged by the State Bureau of Identification within the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police for background checks for municipal employees and volunteers applying for licensure as emergency medical services personnel.