Colorado § 24-50-1002 - State agencies with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs.

§ 24-50-1002. State agencies with access to federal tax information - authorization for background checks - procedure - costs.

(1) Each applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who has or may have access through a state agency to federal tax information received from the federal government shall submit a complete set of the person's fingerprints to the state agency. The state agency shall submit the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks. The state agency shall acquire a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d), for an applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who has a record of arrest without a disposition. The state agency may collect the fingerprints of the applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual or may use the fingerprinting services of another state agency or other entity authorized to collect fingerprints for the purpose of conducting fingerprint-based criminal history record checks.

(2) The state agency shall use the information resulting from the fingerprint-based criminal history record check or name-based judicial record check to investigate and determine whether the applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual is qualified to have access to federal tax information in accordance with federal internal revenue service publication 1075. The state agency may verify the information an individual is required to submit. The state agency shall deny access to federal tax information received from the federal government to an applicant, state employee, state contractor, or other individual who does not pass the record check required by this section.

(3) The state agency shall pay the costs associated with fingerprint-based criminal history record checks to the Colorado bureau of investigation and pay the costs associated with a name-based judicial record check.

Source: L. 2018: Entire part added, (HB 18-1339), ch. 178, p. 1217, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1166), ch. 125, p. 551, § 33, effective April 18. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1270), ch. 114, p. 523, § 35, effective April 21.