MCL 474.32 Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Check

• Library: Michigan Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Public Act 321 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: MCL 474.32

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a transit service provider may require the fingerprinting of an employee who comes into contact with a vulnerable population for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information. Fingerprints obtained pursuant to this section may be submitted to the department of state police for a state criminal history record check. The department of state police shall forward the employee's fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check.

(2) A fingerprint-based criminal history check under this act shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the department of state police. The department of state police shall conduct the fingerprint-based criminal history check and provide a report of the results to the requesting transit service provider.

(3) The department of state police may charge a fee for the fingerprint-based criminal history check. A fee for a fingerprint-based criminal history check charged under this subsection shall not exceed the actual and reasonable cost of conducting the check.

(4) A transit service provider that fingerprints employees under this section shall develop a written fingerprint policy and shall provide those employees with a written synopsis of the fingerprinting policy that describes how fingerprints are taken, to whom the fingerprints are sent, and how the fingerprints are used.