Section 27A.092 - Administrative Office of the Courts to provide Department of Kentucky State Police with information on applicants for and holders of concealed deadly weapon license(1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall support the responsibilities of the Department of Kentucky State Police in the administration of KRS 237.110 by providing information: (a) Possessed by the courts with regard to the suitability of an applicant for a license under KRS 237.110; and(b) Possessed by the courts which may result in the revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to KRS 237.110.(2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall transmit information regarding a licensee which may result in the revocation or suspension of a license issued pursuant to KRS 237.110 as soon as practicable.(3) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall not conduct a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check for the Department of Kentucky State Police.(4) For purposes of conducting the continual background check on licensees pursuant to KRS 237.110, the Department of Kentucky State Police may provide a list of licensees to the Administrative Office of the Courts. The list of persons holding a license pursuant to KRS 237.110 shall be held confidential by the Administrative Office of the Courts and shall be used only for purposes specified in this section and KRS 237.110. Information regarding licensees or applicants for a license shall be transmitted only to the Department of Kentucky State Police and shall not be distributed to any other person or organization within or without the Administrative Office of the Courts or the Court of Justice. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit the distribution of information to or about any person which is authorized to be distributed by law, but the fact that the person is an applicant for or holds a license pursuant to KRS 237.110 shall not be distributed.Effective:6/26/2007
Amended 2007, Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 112, effective6/26/2007. -- Created 2006, Ky. Acts ch. 240, sec. 12, effective 7/12/2006.