Colorado § 26-3.1-107 - Background check - adult protective services data system check.
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§ 26-3.1-107. Background check - adult protective services data system check.
(1) Each county department shall require each protective services employee hired on or after May 29, 2012, to complete a fingerprint-based criminal history record check utilizing the records of the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The employee shall pay the cost of the fingerprint-based criminal history record check unless the county department chooses to pay the cost. Upon completion of the fingerprint-based criminal history record check, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the results to the county department. The county department shall require a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d), for an applicant or an employee when the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history record check performed pursuant to this section reveal a record of arrest without a disposition.
(2) For each adult protective services employee hired on or after January 1, 2019, each county department shall conduct a CAPS check to determine if the person is substantiated in a case of mistreatment of an at-risk adult. The county department shall conduct the CAPS check pursuant to state department rules.
Source: L. 2012: Entire part amended, (SB 12-078), ch. 226, p. 998, § 1, effective May 29. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1284), ch. 272, p. 1498, § 4, effective May 31. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1166), ch. 125, p. 554, § 42, effective April 18. L. 2022: (1) amended, (HB 22-1270), ch. 114, p. 529, § 45, effective April 21.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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