New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 837-p. Criminal history records search for certain licenses and registrations in the county of Westchester

1. As used in this section:

2. As a condition of eligibility for such licenses and/or registrations, the commission shall obtain two sets of the applicant's fingerprints and submit such fingerprints to the division for purposes of determining the criminal history of the applicant.

3. The first set of fingerprints received by the division shall be used to identify the applicant and to conduct a criminal history records search of the division's New York state files to determine whether or not such applicant has a criminal history in this state. The division shall forward the second set of such applicant's fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of a nationwide criminal history record check to determine whether such applicant has a criminal history in any state or federal jurisdiction.

4. The division shall promptly transmit the reports of the New York state criminal record search to the executive director of the commission. The federal bureau of investigation reports of nationwide criminal records searches shall be transmitted to the executive director of the commission by the most direct means authorized by federal law, rules and regulations. All such reports, when received by the commission, shall be marked confidential and securely stored, and shall not be disclosed to any person other than the applicant, although the contents of the report may be disclosed to the members of the commission.