(A) Any person applying for a license under this chapter shall undergo a criminal background check. Such persons shall apply to the Middletown Police Department (the "Department") for a nationwide criminal records check. Fingerprinting shall be required. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying information as defined in division (B), the department shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the nature of the disqualifying information and, without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information, shall notify the Town Council, in writing, that disqualifying information has been found. In those situations in which no disqualifying information has been found, the department shall inform the applicant and the Town Council in writing of this fact. An applicant against whom disqualifying information has been found may request that a copy of the criminal background report be sent to the Town Council, which shall make a judgment regarding the licensure of the applicant. The applicant shall be responsible for payment of the costs of the criminal records check.
(B) "Disqualifying information" means those offenses, including, but not limited to, those offenses defined in R.I. Gen. Laws, §§ 11-37, 11-37-8.1. 11-37-8.3, 23-17-37, 11-34 and 11-34.1.
(Ord. 2016-13, passed 9-6-16)