2010 New Hampshire Statutes
TITLE XXIV GAMES, AMUSEMENTS, AND ATHLETIC EXHIBITIONS
CHAPTER 287-D GAMES OF CHANCE
Section 287-D:8 Background and Criminal Records Check.

287-D:8 Background and Criminal Records Check. –
    I. All applicants for a license pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the racing and charitable gaming commission with their license application a New Hampshire department of safety, division of state police, notarized criminal record release authorization form.
    II. Upon receipt of an applicant's criminal record information, the racing and charitable gaming commission shall make a determination of eligibility for licensure and whether the applicant is fit to be associated with games of chance in New Hampshire.
    III. Every applicant shall submit to the racing and charitable gaming commission a notarized criminal history record release form, as provided by the New Hampshire division of state police, department of safety, which authorizes the release of his or her criminal history record, if any, to the racing and charitable gaming commission.
    IV. The applicant shall submit with the release form a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency or an authorized employee of the department of safety. In the event that the first set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, a second set of fingerprints shall be necessary in order to complete the criminal history records check. If, after 2 attempts, a set of fingerprints is invalid due to insufficient pattern, the racing and charitable gaming commission may, in lieu of the criminal history records check, accept police clearances from every city, town, or county where the person has lived during the past 5 years.
    V. The racing and charitable gaming commission shall submit the criminal history records release form and fingerprint form to the division of state police which shall conduct a criminal history records check through its records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Upon completion of the records check, the division of state police shall release copies of the criminal history records to the racing and charitable gaming commission. The racing and charitable gaming commission shall maintain the confidentiality of all criminal history records information received pursuant to this section.
    VI. The racing and charitable gaming commission shall bill the applicant for any fee associated with the criminal or background record check to cover any fee charged by the department of safety for the criminal records check in paragraph I or by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the background check in paragraph V.

Source. 2006, 311:15. 2008, 25:1, eff. July 11, 2008; 285:17, 18, eff. June 30, 2008.