40A:12A-22.3 - Information submitted by applicant; consent; cost
40A:12A-22.3 Information submitted by applicant; consent; cost.
3.An applicant shall submit to the authority his or her name, address, and fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by a State or municipal law enforcement agency. An applicant who refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check shall not be considered for employment by the authority. The authority is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Section and the Division of State Police, Bureau of Identification for use in making the determinations provided for in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.265 (C.40A:12A-22.2). No criminal history record check shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the applicant shall have furnished his or her written consent to such check. The applicant shall bear the cost for the criminal history record check.
L.1997,c.265,s.3.