N.Y. Executive Law § 837-c: Processing requests submitted by police departments

§ 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.