Sec. 10.
(1) The commission shall create and maintain a computerized database of individuals who apply for a certificate under this act. The database shall contain only the following information as to each individual:
(a) The individual’s name, date of birth, address, and county of residence.
(b) If the individual is issued a certificate, the certificate number and date of expiration.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (2), if the individual was denied a certificate, a statement of the reasons for that denial.
(d) A statement of all criminal charges pending and criminal convictions obtained against the individual during the certificate period.
(e) A statement of all determinations of responsibility for civil infractions of this act pending or obtained against the individual during the certificate period.
(2) If an individual who was denied a certificate is subsequently issued a certificate, the commission shall delete from the computerized database the previous reasons for the denial.
(3) The commission shall provide the information described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) to the department of state police in a manner prescribed by the department of state police for dissemination through the law enforcement information network.
(4) Information in the database, compiled under subsections (1) through (3), is confidential, is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and shall not be disclosed to any person except for purposes of this act or for law enforcement purposes.
History: 2008, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009