N.Y. Town Law § 25-a: Fingerprints of persons before appointment as town police officers, or as constables possessing powers in criminal matters

§ 25-a. Fingerprints of persons before appointment as town police

officers, or as constables possessing powers in criminal matters. No

person shall be appointed or reappointed a member of the police

department, or a special police officer, or a constable not limited to

powers and duties in civil actions and proceedings only, in any town,

who shall not previously, for the purposes of this section, have

submitted fingerprints in the form and manner prescribed by the division

of criminal justice services to the town board or other board or officer

of the town empowered by law to make such appointment or reappointment,

and it shall be the duty of such board or officer, before making such

appointment or reappointment, to compare or cause to be compared such

fingerprints with fingerprints filed with the division of criminal

justice services; provided, however, that in any case where the

fingerprints of any such person shall once have been submitted pursuant

to this section and are on file with the board empowered to make the

appointment or reappointment, no new submission thereof shall be

required, nor shall such board be required to make or cause to be made

such comparison if such comparison shall have been made previously

pursuant to this section and certification thereof by such department is

on file with such board.