N.Y. BSW Law § 11

* § 11. Application for license; fingerprints. 1. Every application\nfor a license shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the commission,\nshall be subscribed by the applicant, and affirmed by him as true under\nthe penalties of perjury, and shall set forth such facts as the\nprovisions hereof and the rules and regulations of the commission may\nrequire.\n 2. When an application is made for a license under this act, the\ncommission shall cause the fingerprints of such applicant, or if such\napplicant be a corporation, of the officers of such corporation, to be\ntaken in triplicate. One copy shall be filed in the office of the\ndivision of criminal justice services at Albany, one copy may be\nsubmitted to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal\nhistory record check, and one shall remain on file in the office of the\ncommission. No such fingerprint may be inspected by any person, other\nthan a peace officer, except on order of a judge or justice of a court\nof record. The information obtained by any such fingerprint examination\nshall be for the guidance of the commission in the exercise of its\ndiscretion in granting or withholding the license.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2016\n