2011-06BILL N0.2011-6
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO CRIMINAL HISTORY
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR CERTAIN
CITY-ISSUED LICENSES; AMENDING SUBSECTION
1005.11 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Subsection 1005.11 of the Richfield City Code is amended by adding
a subdivision as follows:
Subd. 1a. Background investigation. The purpose and intent of
this subdivision is to establish regulations that will allow law
enforcement access to the state computerized criminal history database
for specified licensing background checks.
a. The Public Safety Department is required, as the exclusive entity
within the city, to perform a criminal history background
investigation for the following licenses within the City, issued
pursuant to the chapters of this code as identified below.
License T e Code Cha ter
Li uor establishment 1202
Li uor server 1208
Taxicab 1170
Taxi driver 1175
Itinerant activi 1181
Secondhand goods
dealer 1186
Pawnbroker 1187
Massage therapy
ente rise 1188
Massa a theta ist 1188
Adult establishment 1196
Tattoo, body piercing,
body branding or body
aintin 630
b. In conducting criminal history background investigations under
this subdivision, the Public Safety Department is authorized to
access data maintained in the state Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension (BCA) computerized criminal history information
system in accordance with BCA policy. Any data that is
accessed and acquired must be maintained within the
department under the care and custody of the Public Safety
Director, or his or her designee. A summary of the results of the
computerized criminal history data may be released by the
Public Safety Department to the licensing authority, including the
City Council, the City Manager, or other City staff involved in the
license approval process.
c. An applicant must authorize the Public Safety Department by
prior written consent to undertake a criminal history background
investigation. The written consent must fully comply with the
provisions of applicable data privacy statutes regarding the
collection, maintenance and use of the information.
d. Except for the positions set forth in Minnesota Statutes section
364.09, the City will not reject an applicant for a license on the
basis of the applicant's prior conviction unless the crime is
directly related to the license sought and the conviction is for a
felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor with a jail sentence.
If the City rejects the applicant's request on this basis, the City
will notify the applicant in writing of the following:
1. The grounds and reasons for the denial.
2. The applicant complaint and grievance procedure set forth in
Minnesota Statutes section 364.06.
3. The earliest date the applicant may reapply for the license.
4. That all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be
considered upon reapplication.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the
Richfield City Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 22nd day of
February, 2011.
Debbie Goette ,Mayor -
ATTEST:
Nancy Gib ,City Clerk
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City of Richfield
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BILL NO. 2011-6
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATIONS FOR CERTAIN CITY-ISSUED LICENSES; AMENDING
SUBSECTION 1005.11 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Subsection 1005.11 of the Richfield City Code is amended by adding a
subdivision as follows:
Subd. 1 a. Background investigation. The purpose and intent of this subdivision is to
establish regulations that will allow law enforcement access to the state computerized
criminal history database for specified licensing background checks.
The Public Safety Department is required, as the exclusive entity within the city, to
perform a criminal history background investigation for the following licenses within
the City, issued pursuant to the chapters of this code as identified below.
License Type Code Chapter
Liquor establishment 1202
Liquor server 1208
Taxicab 1170
Taxi driver 1175
Itinerant activity 1181
Secondhand goods dealer 1186
Pawnbroker 1187
Massage therapy enterprise 1188
Massage therapist 1188
Adult establishment 1196
Tattoo, body piercing, body branding or
body painting 630
In conducting- criminal history background investigations under this subdivision. the
Public Safety Department is authorized to access data maintained in the state Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) computerized criminal history information system in
accordance with BCA policy. Any data that is accessed and acquired must be main-
tained within the department under the care and custody of the Public Safety Direc-
tor, or his or her designee. A summary of the results of the computerized criminal his-
tory data may be released by the Public Safety Department to the licensing authori-
ty, including the City Council, the City Manager, or other City staff involved in the li-
cense approval process.
An applicant must authorize the Public Safety Department by prior written consent to
undertake a criminal history background investigation. The written consent must fully
comply with the provisions of applicable data privacy statutes regarding the collec-
tion, maintenance and use of the information.
Except for the positions set forth in Minnesota Statutes section 364.09, the City will
not reject an applicant for a license on the basis of the applicant's prior conviction un-
lessthe crime is directly related to the license sought and the conviction is for a felony,
gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor with a jail sentence. If the City rejects the ap-
plicant's request on this basis, the City will notify the applicant in writing of the follow-
ing:
The grounds and reasons for the denial
The applicant complaint and grievance procedure set forth in Minnesota Statutes sec-
tion 364.06.
The earliest date the applicant may reapply for the license.
That all competent evidence of rehabilitation will be considered upon reapplication.
abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the Richfield
City Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 22nd day of Feb-
c~ ruary, 2011.
, CCC Debbie Goettel, Mayor
BY: t ~ f" ~ncy Gibbs, City Clerk
CF.O (Mar 3, 2011) D2 Bill No. 2011-6
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed
before me on this 3 day of
March , 2011.
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