Chapter 539
H.P. 1651 - L.D. 2289
PART PPP
Sec. PPP-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.
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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 One dollar of each fee generated under this subsection must be deposited to the Other Special Revenue account within the Bureau of State Police to offset the cost of maintenance and replacement of both hardware and software associated with the criminal history record check system. The remaining revenues generated from these fees must be credited to the General Fund.
Sec. PPP-2. Increase in fee schedule for criminal history record check. Pursuant to the authority granted under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 1541, subsection 6, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall adjust the fee schedule for criminal history record checks requested for noncriminal justice purposes in such amounts necessary to result in an estimated $533,174 increase in additional undedicated revenue to the General Fund in fiscal year 2008-09.