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6.__Issuance restriction.__Issuance of a certificate,
authorization, approval or renewal to a person whose criminal
history record information includes a criminal conviction is
subject to the provisions of section 13020 and Title 5, chapter
341.

 
7.__Confidentiality.__Except as provided in subsection 13,
any criminal history record information obtained under
subsection 4 is confidential.

 
8.__Expenses of criminal history record check.__The
department or the superintendent that requests a criminal
history record check shall pay the expenses of the criminal
history record check.__Except for any portion of the payment
that constitutes the processing fee charged by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, all money received by the Maine State
Police for purposes of this section must be paid to the
Treasurer of State.__The money must be applied to the expenses
of administration incurred by the Department of Public Safety.

 
9.__Fingerprinting.__An applicant shall submit to having
fingerprints taken.__The Maine State Police, upon payment by
the department or the superintendent, shall take or cause to
be taken the applicant's fingerprints and shall forward the
fingerprints to the bureau so that the bureau can conduct
state and federal criminal history record checks.

 
10.__Applicant's access to criminal history record check.__
The subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
history record check may receive a copy of a criminal history
record check by following the procedures outlined in 28 Code
of Federal Regulations, Sections 16.32 and 16.33.__The subject
of a state criminal record check may inspect and review
criminal record information pursuant to Title 16, section 620.

 
11.__Applicant's right to have fingerprints removed from
state repository upon retirement or career change.__Teachers
or educational personnel whose certification, authorization or
approval has expired may request in writing that the bureau
remove their fingerprints from the bureau's fingerprint file.__
In response to a written request, the bureau shall remove the
requester's fingerprints from the fingerprint file and provide
written confirmation of that removal to the requester.

 
12.__Implementation.__The requirements of this section must
be implemented as follows.

 
A.__Persons other than those for whom certification or
authorization is required who are placed under contract by
a


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