Adult Use Cannabis Criminal History Records Checks

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: The FBI’s acquisition, preservation, and exchange of fingerprints and associated information is generally authorized under 28 U.S.C. 534. Depending on the nature of your application, supplemental authorities include Federal statutes, State statues pursuant to Pub. L. 92-544, Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. Providing your fingerprints and associated information is voluntary; however, failure to do so may affect completion or approval of your application.

Principal Purpose: Certain determinations, such as employment, licensing, and security clearances, may be predicated on fingerprint-based background checks. Your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics may be provided to the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency, and/or the FBI for the purpose of comparing your fingerprints to other fingerprints in the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system or its successor systems (including civil, criminal, and latent fingerprints repositories) or other available records of the employing, investigating, or otherwise responsible agency. The FBI may retain your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics in NGI after the completion of your application and, while retained, your fingerprints may continue to be compared against other fingerprints submitted to or retained by NGI.

Routine Uses: During the processing of this application and for as long thereafter as your fingerprints and associated information/biometrics are retained in NGI, your information may be disclosed pursuant to your consent, and may be disclosed without your consent as permitted by the Private Acy of 1974 and all applicable Routine Uses as may be published at any time in the Federal Register, including the Routine Uses for the NGI system and the FBI’s Blanket Routine Uses. Routine uses include, but are not limited to, disclosures to: employing, governmental or authorized non-governmental agencies responsible for employment, contracting, licensing, security clearances, and other suitability determinations; local, state, tribal, or federal law enforcement agencies; criminal justice agencies; and agencies responsible for national security or public safety.

                                                                                                        As of 03/30/2018

The FBI Privacy Act Statement can be found at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/compact-council/privacy-act-statement.

Who Needs to Submit to a Criminal History Records Check?

All principals of a licensed cannabis establishment are required to have an Individual Identification Card and submit to a criminal history records check every two years.

How Often Do I Need to Submit to a Criminal History Records Check?

All principals must submit to a criminal history records check every two years. 

How to Submit to a Criminal History Records Check:

All principals must personally register to have their fingerprints taken through IdentoGo (https://me.ibtfingerprint.com/) only after applying for an Individual Identification Card with the Office of Cannabis Policy. Under “Application Details,” the individual should select “Maine Office of Cannabis Policy.” On the next screen, there are three “fingerprint reasons,” choose the third, "Principals involved in a cannabis establishment." Individuals will be required to select a location and schedule a date and time for fingerprinting. Individuals will need to provide their names, any aliases, mailing addresses, and a method of contact. Individuals will also need to provide demographic information, including: date of birth, gender, height, weight, race, hair color, eye color, place of birth, citizen country. When attending the fingerprinting appointment, the individual will be required to present a valid form of government-issued photographic identification. Examples of accepted forms of identification include a driver’s license or a passport.  

All individuals will have to pay the required fingerprinting and processing fee. The current rate is $52.00.

Where Do I Get My Fingerprints Taken?

Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Farmington, Kennebunk, Machias, Presque Isle, South Portland and Waterville. More detailed information can be found here.

What Information Will be Provided to OCP?

When an individual completes the registration process, the individual will acknowledge that IdentoGO, the vendor for the Maine State Bureau of Identification’s applicant processes, will take and electronically submit fingerprints to the State and Federal fingerprint databases. This process will provide OCP a Federal Fingerprint Identity History Check, as well as a State of Maine Public Identity History Check.

What Results from the Criminal History Records Check Make an Individual Ineligible to be a Principal?

OCP will not approve a principal with a disqualifying drug offense, as defined by Title 28-B.

How do I Amend or Challenge the Information in an FBI Record?

Your fingerprints will be used to check the criminal history records of the FBI. You have the opportunity to complete or challenge the accuracy of the information contained in the FBI information records. The procedure for obtaining a change, correction, or update of an FBI criminal history record are set forth at 28 CFR 16.34. Information regarding this process may be found at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/identity-history-summary-checks and https://www.edo.cjis.gov.