12-1,120. Fingerprinting of chief of police; fingerprints forwarded to K.B.I. for background investigation; cost.
12-1,120
12-1,120. Fingerprinting of chief of police;
fingerprints forwarded to
K.B.I. for background investigation; cost.
(a) Each person holding office as
chief of police of any city in this state
shall be fingerprinted as provided by this section.
(b) Before assuming the office of chief of police of any
city in this state, a person shall be fingerprinted as provided by this
section.
(c) Fingerprinting pursuant to this section shall be done by the law
enforcement
agency of the city in the presence of the city clerk. The city clerk shall
forthwith forward the
fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation for a search of state and
national
fingerprint files to determine whether the person qualifies for admission
to the law enforcement training center
pursuant to subsection (a)(3) of K.S.A. 74-5605 and
amendments thereto. The Kansas bureau of
investigation shall certify any conviction record of the person, or lack
thereof, found as a result of such search to the
city clerk and, if such a record is found, to the attorney general.
(d) Fingerprints taken and submitted pursuant to this section shall be
on forms approved by the attorney general.
(e) The cost of a search of fingerprint files pursuant to this section
shall be paid by the person being fingerprinted.
History: L. 1987, ch. 93, § 2;
L. 2006, ch. 170, § 4; July 1.