A. All applicants for a permit under this chapter must consent to be fingerprinted for a criminal background check. Pursuant to Chapter 35.21.920 RCW, the Chief of Police (or designee) shall cause to have performed a state and nationwide background check of each applicant at the time of initial application and every third year thereafter, provided the applicant maintains his/her occupational permit continuously during that time.

B. The applicant shall be fingerprinted by the Police Department, which will forward the fingerprints to the Washington State Patrol (WSP) for processing. WSP will conduct a State background check and forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a nationwide background check.

C. The application fees for permits shall include the current charges for both State and national background checks and a charge for fingerprinting service. Background check and fingerprinting fees are non-refundable.

D. Upon receipt of the fingerprints and the appropriate fees from the Police Department, the WSP, pursuant to Chapter 35.21.920 RCW, will compare the applicant’s fingerprints against its criminal database and submit the fingerprints to the FBI for a comparison with nationwide records. WSP will deliver the results of the State and national background checks to the Chief of Police (or designee) for use in determining the fitness of permit applicants, as specified in this chapter.

E. In those permit years in which State and nationwide background checks are not required, applicants shall certify as part of their renewal applications, under penalty of perjury, that they have no conditions or offenses which would disqualify or potentially disqualify them from holding a permit under this section.

F. The City reserves the right to cause to have conducted, at its own expense, at will, random spot checks of the backgrounds of permit holders at any time. Applicants are required to consent to such State and nationwide background checks, including the initial and any subsequent at will, random spot checks, as a condition of their application.

G. Applicants may request and receive a copy of the criminal history record information used by the City to determine fitness for a permit under this section, provided such request is made at the time of application. Criminal history record information that is used by the City to determine fitness for permits is not retained after the decision has been made to issue or deny a permit.

H. The City shall not be responsible for correcting errors or otherwise amending criminal history record data it obtains from the Washington State Patrol or the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of making permit fitness decisions. Applicants who seek to amend or correct a criminal history record must contact the Washington State Patrol for a Washington State record or the Federal Bureau of Investigation for records from other jurisdictions maintained in its file. (Ord. 1387 §1, 2012).