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HB 112 Engrossed 2023 Regular Session Muscarello
Abstract: Provides the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners authority to process
fingerprints and receive state and federal criminal history checks on private security
applicants.
Proposed law authorizes the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners to request and
obtain state and national criminal history record information from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal
Identification and Information and the FBI for any person who is licensed or registered; or who is
applying to be licensed or registered as a private security business, instructor, or officer.
Proposed law limits the use of fingerprints for the purpose of determining the licensure or
registration eligibility of each applicant and for conducting directly-related matters in accordance
with applicable law.
Proposed law provides that the costs of providing fingerprints, biometrics, and other identifying
information shall be charged by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information,
as specified in present law.
Proposed law provides that the board may require any of the following requirements to determine
the licensure or registration eligibility of an applicant:
(1)Submission of a complete set of fingerprints.
(2)Authorization to the board to request and obtain state and national criminal history records.
(3)Payment to the board an amount equal to the administrative costs relating to the processing
of applicant fingerprints.
Proposed law provides that the board shall prescribe a form with certain minimum requirements to
be completed by each applicant prior to any fingerprint submission.
Proposed law adds a confidentiality clause to require criminal history record information be
confidential and used exclusively by the board to evaluate the applicant's eligibility or
disqualification. Proposed law further provides that the board shall not release criminal history
record information to any person or agency without written consent of the applicant, unless the
release is court ordered. Proposed law adds proposed law to the enumerated list of public records exceptions in present law
(R.S. 44:4.1(B)(23)).
Effective Oct. 1, 2023.
(Amends R.S. 44:4.1(B)(23); Adds R.S. 37:3276.2)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the original bill:
1. Add a confidentiality clause to require criminal history record information be
confidential and used exclusively to evaluate the applicant's eligibility.
2. Add a public records exception.
3. Make technical changes.