§ 837-c. Processing requests submitted by police departments. a. As
used in this section, the term "police department" means any police
department or sheriff's office of this state or any of its political
subdivisions.

b. The police department may forward and the division shall receive,
process and, subject to subdivision e of this section, retain
fingerprints and such descriptive data as the division may require of
persons applying for employment with such department.

c. It shall be the duty of the division to forward to the police
department any arrest record involving any person described in
subdivision b of this section.

d. It shall be the duty of the police department to notify the
division if an applicant for employment by the police department has not
been hired, or an employee has died, resigned, retired or been
dismissed.

e. Upon receiving notification in accordance with subdivision d of
this section, the division shall either return to the police department
or destroy all documents forwarded to it pursuant to subdivision b of
this section.