2006 Utah Code - 78-30-3.6 — Prospective parent not a resident -- Preplacement requirements.

     78-30-3.6.   Prospective parent not a resident -- Preplacement requirements.
     (1) When an adoption petition is to be finalized in this state with regard to any prospective adoptive parent who is not a resident of this state at the time a child is placed in that person's home, the potential adoptive parent shall:
     (a) comply with the provisions of Section 78-30-3.5; and
     (b) submit fingerprints for a Federal Bureau of Investigation national criminal history record check.
     (2) The fingerprints referenced in Subsection (1)(b) shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation either:
     (a) through the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety in accordance with the provisions of Section 62A-2-120; or
     (b) if the prospective adoptive parent is pursuing the adoption with a private attorney, the request shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a personal records check, in accordance with procedures established by the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety.

Enacted by Chapter 101, 2001 General Session