(a)    An initial commission expires 3 years after its date of issuance.

(b)    (1)    At the end of the term of a commission, the commission is renewable for a 3–year term if the employer of the special police officer submits to the Secretary:

(i)    an application in the manner and format designated by the Secretary;

(ii)    one complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(iii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check; and

(iv)    subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a renewal fee of $60.

(2)    A renewal fee may not be charged to a unit of the State.

(c)    (1)    The Secretary shall apply to the Central Repository for a national criminal history records check for each applicant for a special police commission.

(2)    As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the Secretary shall submit to the Central Repository:

(i)    a complete set of the applicant’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and

(ii)    the mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.

(3)    The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the applicant for the fees paid in accordance with paragraph (2)(ii) of this subsection.

(4)    In accordance with Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the applicant and the Secretary a printed statement of the applicant’s criminal history information.

(5)    Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section:

(i)    is confidential and may not be disseminated; and

(ii)    may be used only for the purposes authorized by this section.

(d)    The Secretary may set the deadline for submitting a renewal application to the Secretary.