House of Representatives

SB 1164

licensure; registration; applicants; fingerprint requirements

Sponsors: Senator Smith

 

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Committee on Judiciary

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Caucus and COW

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Third Read

This bill as introduced contains an Emergency clause.

 

As Passed the House

 

SB 1164 describes the procedures for specific departments to submit fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to obtain a state and federal criminal history check.

 

Current Status

SB 1164 passed the Judiciary Committee unamended.

SB 1164 was amended in the Rules Committee with a technical and conforming change.

The Rules Committee amendment was adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

Provisions

General Provisions

§         Requires a full set of fingerprints of the following individuals in order for DPS to obtain a state and federal criminal history check:

ü      Applicants to the Department of Liquor Licenses and Control.

ü      Applicants for a permit or license to the Department of Racing and requires them to pay the fingerprint fee.

ü      Applicants to the Optometry Board.

ü      Persons having an interest in pawnshops must submit a set of fingerprints to the Sheriff.

ü      Applicants to the Arizona Corporation Commission who do not already have their fingerprints on file.

§         Requests a full set of fingerprints of the following individuals in order for DPS to obtain a state and federal criminal history check:

ü      Applicants, licensees, active managers or responsible individuals or organizers, directors or officers of any corporate applicant or licensee to the Superintendent of Banks.

ü      Applicants to the Department of Insurance.

ü      Applicants to the Chiropractic Examiners Board and requires them to pay the fingerprint fee.

ü      Applicants for a license, certification or registration to the Structural Pest Control Commission.

ü      Applicants to the Registrar of Contractors.

§         Allows DPS to exchange the collected fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

§         Stipulates that the fee for submitting fingerprints to the Arizona Corporation Commission is the fee required by the federal government and DPS.

§         Contains an emergency clause.

§         Makes technical and conforming changes.

State Banking Department Provisions

§         Stipulates that an applicant to the State Banking Department is responsible for providing readable fingerprints and paying for the cost of refingerprinting.

§         Stipulates that the State Banking Department may issue a license or certificate or grant permission to organize a bank, savings and loan or credit union to an applicant before receiving the results of a criminal history check if there is no evidence or reasonable suspicion that the applicant has a criminal history.

§         Stipulates that the State Banking Department may suspend a license, certificate or permission to organize if a fingerprint card is returned as unreadable and the applicant fails to submit new fingerprints within 10 days after notification from the Department.

Amendments

HB 1164 was amended in the Rules Committee with a technical and conforming change.

The Rules Committee amendment was adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

 

 

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45th Legislature                       

Second Regular Session            2          April 12, 2002

 

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