Ala. Code § 27-25-4.6 (1975) Fingerprints

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 27-25-4.6 (1975)

(a) In order to make a determination of title insurance agent license eligibility, the commissioner may require fingerprints of initial applicants for a title insurance agent license, and the fingerprints and the fee required to perform the criminal history record checks shall be submitted to the Alabama Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for state and national criminal history record checks.

(b) The commissioner shall require a criminal history record check on each initial applicant for title insurance agent license pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall require each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints, including a scanned file from a hard copy fingerprint, to allow the commissioner to obtain and receive national criminal history records from the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division.

(c) The commissioner may contract for the collection, transmission, and resubmission of fingerprints required pursuant to this section, and the fee for collecting, transmitting, and retaining fingerprints shall be payable directly to the contractor by the applicant. The commissioner may agree to a reasonable fingerprinting fee to be charged by the contractor, and both the contractor's fee and the fee required to perform the criminal history check shall be collected from the applicant by the contractor.