[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Orangetown 3-27-2006 by L.L. No.
5-2006. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is adopted for the purpose of establishing procedures
and authorizing fees for noncriminal fingerprints taken at the request
of Orangetown residents and nonresident individuals. Said fees are
to be in addition to any fees mandated and charged by the New York
State Department of Criminal Justice Services and are to apply to
any request for fingerprints, whether voluntary or mandated by law
or ordinance, except as provided below.
A.
The Orangetown Police Department is authorized to take
fingerprints at the request of Town residents and nonresident individuals
during hours and under regulations promulgated by the Chief of Police.
B.
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for establishing
the Department's procedures to implement this chapter, which
procedures shall include issuing receipts for all fees paid in accordance
with this chapter and maintaining a proper account of such fees, which
funds shall be forwarded to the Finance Director of the Town of Orangetown
and placed in a special fund specifically and exclusively earmarked
for the use of the Orangetown Police Department.
C.
An applicant for noncriminal fingerprints must provide
his name, home address and home telephone number to the Orangetown
Police Department, and must present to the Orangetown Police Department
at least one of the following forms of identification, which must
contain a legible photograph of the applicant:
D.
In the event that the Orangetown Police Department does not receive from an applicant an acceptable proof of identification, as set forth in § 1E-2C herein, with a legible photograph annexed thereto, or the Orangetown Police Department determines, in its sole discretion, that the photograph contained in the submitted proof of identification does not bear a reasonable likeness to the applicant, then the Orangetown Police Department shall refuse to issue the requested fingerprinting card or cards.
E.
An applicant for noncriminal fingerprints must deliver to the Orangetown Police Department, in addition to the required fees as set forth in § 1E-3 herein, the following:
(1)
An envelope for each fingerprinting card(s) to be issued,
which shall contain the name and address of the recipient (corporation,
governmental agency, organization, person, etc.) on the completed
fingerprinting card; and
(2)
Appropriate and sufficient postage for each envelope containing
the fingerprinting card(s) to be delivered to the recipient(s) of
said fingerprinting card(s).
F.
In the event an applicant does not deliver to the Orangetown
Police Department an appropriate envelope(s) (with the required recipient
information) and/or appropriate or sufficient postage for the delivery
of said envelope(s), then the Orangetown Police Department shall refuse
to issue the requested fingerprinting card(s).
G.
The Orangetown Police Department shall retain exclusive
control of all issued fingerprinting card(s), until such time as the
fingerprinting card(s) is/are placed in the envelope(s) provided by
the applicant and delivered to, or picked up by, the appropriate postal
or delivery service, for eventual delivery to the recipients of the
fingerprinting card(s). At no time will the applicant be given physical
custody, control or possession of any said fingerprinting card(s).
Likewise, the Orangetown Police Department shall not retain any issued
noncriminal fingerprinting cards and/or any copies thereof.
H.
The Orangetown Police Department shall retain accurate
records, in the form of a logbook or otherwise, with respect to noncriminal
fingerprinting requests and issued fingerprinting cards. Said records
and/or logbook shall contain at minimum the following information:
(1)
The date of the application;
(2)
The name, home address and home telephone number of all
applicants (whether or not fingerprinting cards were issued);
(3)
A copy of the proof of identification (with photograph)
provided by the applicant;
(4)
The number of fingerprinting cards issued and the name(s)
and address(es) of the recipients of all said fingerprinting cards;
(5)
The type and amount of the postage provided for each envelope
delivered to the recipients of the fingerprinting cards;
(6)
The date all envelopes containing the fingerprinting card(s)
were delivered and/or picked up by any postal or delivery service
provider;
(7)
The name of all Orangetown Police Department officers
who participated in the issuance of said fingerprinting cards; and
(8)
The amount of fees collected, and the means of payment
of said fees.
A.
All residents of Orangetown shall pay fees in a sum to
be determined by the Town Board, at its sole discretion, by Town Board
resolution, for each fingerprinting card issued by the Orangetown
Police Department.
B.
All nonresidents of Orangetown shall pay fees in a sum
to be determined by the Town Board, at its sole discretion, by Town
Board resolution, for each fingerprinting card issued by the Orangetown
Police Department.
C.
Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections, there will be
no fee for fingerprints taken of children under the age of 16 for
identification purposes upon written authorization of such child's
parent or guardian.
D.
The fees for fingerprinting as referenced herein may be
modified by the Town Board, at its sole discretion, by Town Board
resolution.
E.
All fees must be paid by applicants for noncriminal fingerprinting
card(s) by cash or money orders.
