2006 Utah Code - 26-8a-310 — Criminal background check.

     26-8a-310.   Criminal background check.
     (1) At the time of application for, or renewal of, a certificate, the department shall obtain, at the applicant's expense, information from a criminal history record or warrant of arrest information maintained by the Department of Public Safety pursuant to Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification, to determine whether the individual has been convicted of a crime that bears upon his fitness to be certified or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities.
     (2) (a) An applicant who has not had residency in the state for the last five years shall submit fingerprints and other identifying information.
     (b) The department shall submit fingerprints obtained under Subsection (2)(a) to the Department of Public Safety to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a nationwide criminal history record check to determine whether the individual has been convicted of a crime that bears upon his fitness to be certified or to have responsibility for the safety and well-being of children, the elderly, or persons with disabilities.
     (3) Information obtained pursuant to Subsections (1) and (2) may be used to:
     (a) withhold certification or renewal;
     (b) commence or substantiate disciplinary action under Section 26-8a-503;
     (c) enforce the provisions of this chapter; and
     (d) notify the individual's employer as necessary to protect the public.

Enacted by Chapter 141, 1999 General Session