(a) An initial commission expires 3 years after its date of issuance.
(b) (1) At the end of the term of a commission, the commission is renewable for a 3–year term if the employer of the special police officer submits to the Secretary:
(i) an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;
(ii) one complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
(iii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and
(iv) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a renewal fee of $60.
(2) A renewal fee may not be charged to a unit of the State.
(c) (1) The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check for each applicant for a special police commission.
(2) As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:
(i) a complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(ii) the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.
(3) The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the applicant for the fees paid in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.
(4) In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history information.
(5) Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:
(i) is confidential and may not be disseminated; and
(ii) may be used only for the purposes authorized by this section.
(d) The Secretary may set the deadline for submitting a renewal application to the Secretary.