(3) IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, THE COMMISSION
SHALL VERIFY PERIODICALLY A LIST OF LICENSED FOR-HIRE DRIVERS.
(4) INFORMATION THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OBTAINS FROM
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE:
(I) CONFIDENTIAL AND MAY NOT BE REDISSEM1NATED; AND
(II) USED ONLY FOR THE LICENSING PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN
THIS TITLE.
(5) (I) AS PROVIDED BY THIS PARAGRAPH, AN APPLICANT FOR A
FOR-HIRE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR A LICENSEE MAY CONTEST THE CONTENTS OF A
PRINTED STATEMENT OR A REVISED PRINTED STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM CENTRAL REPOSITORY.
(II) TO CONTEST THE CONTENTS OF A PRINTED STATEMENT OR A
REVISED PRINTED STATEMENT, AN APPLICANT OR A LICENSEE SHALL CONTACT THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, OR
THE SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE.
(III) THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE, SHALL:
1. CONVENE A HEARING WITHIN 20 WORKDAYS, UNLESS
SUBSEQUENTLY WAIVED BY THE APPLICANT OR THE LICENSEE; AND
2. RENDER A DECISION WITHIN 5 WORKDAYS AFTER THE
HEARING.
(IV) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE RECORD OF A
COURT DISPOSITION OR A COPY OF THE RECORD CERTIFIED BY THE CLERK OF THE
COURT OR BY A JUDGE OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE DISPOSITION OCCURRED
SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE DISPOSITION.
(V) IN A CASE WHERE A PENDING CHARGE IS RECORDED,
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED BY A COURT TO THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, OR THE SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE, THAT A PENDING
CHARGE FOR A CRIME WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FINALLY ADJUDICATED SHALL BE
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE PENDING CHARGE.
(VI) FAILURE OF THE APPLICANT OR A LICENSEE TO APPEAR AT
THE SCHEDULED HEARING SHALL BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL OF
THE CONTEST.
(6) THE COMMISSION MAY USE A PRIVATE AGENCY TO PROVIDE A
BACKGROUND CHECK ON AN APPLICANT OR LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION, AS
DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION.
[(b)] (C) (1) After [verification by] THE INITIAL PRINTED STATEMENT HAS
BEEN RECEIVED FROM the Criminal Justice Information System CENTRAL
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