Full text of Utah Utah Code § 67-3-10 — Background checks for employees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-3-10. Background checks for employees.
Effective 5/8/2018 67-3-10.
Background checks for employees.
(1)
As used in this section, "bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201.
(2)
Beginning July 1, 2018, the state auditor shall require employees involved in an audit, investigation, or review requiring access to information and records, the access to which requires a background check by federal statute or regulation, to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment.
(3)
Each individual in a position listed in Subsection (2) shall provide a completed fingerprint card to the state auditor upon request.
(4)
The state auditor shall require that an individual required to submit to a background check under Subsection (3) provide a signed waiver on a form provided by the state auditor that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4).
(5)
For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13), the state auditor shall submit to the bureau:
(a)
the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and
(b)
a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.
(6)
The state auditor is responsible for the payment of all fees required by Subsection 53-10-108(15) and any fees required to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the bureau.
(7)
The state auditor may set office policy that:
(a)
determines how the state auditor will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and
(b)
identifies the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b).
Section 67-3-10 ("Background checks for employees.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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