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Utah Code § 7-1-212, 2018

The department must require background checks and ongoing monitoring for specified employees and applicants, and individuals must provide fingerprint cards and waivers when requested.

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Background checks for employees.

The department must require background checks and ongoing monitoring for specified employees and applicants, and individuals must provide fingerprint cards and waivers when requested.

Section 7-1-212

Subsection 7-1-212(4)

The department 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 department that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4) .

Section 7-1-212(4)

Subsection 7-1-212(5)(b)

a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.

Section 7-1-212(5)(b)

Subsection 7-1-212(7)(b)

identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b) .

Section 7-1-212(7)(b)

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Part 7-1-2

part 7-1-2 Department of Financial Institutions

§ 7-1-212Background checks for employees.Provision

The department must require background checks and ongoing monitoring for specified employees and applicants, and individuals must provide fingerprint cards and waivers when requested.

Background checks for employees. As used in this section,"bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 . Beginning July 1, 2018, the department shall require current employees in, and all applicants for, the following positions to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment: agency information security managers; financial institutions examiners; financial institutions managers; and financial institutions specialists. Each individual in a position listed in Subsection (2) shall provide a completed fingerprint card to the department upon request. The department 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 department that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4) . For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13) , the department shall submit to the bureau: the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check. The department 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. The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , that: determine how the department will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b) .
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§ 7-1-212(1)Subsection 7-1-212(1)Provision

In this section, "bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201.

As used in this section,"bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 .
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§ 7-1-212(2)Subsection 7-1-212(2)Provision

Beginning July 1, 2018, the department must require certain current employees and applicants to submit to a fingerprint-based criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment.

Beginning July 1, 2018, the department shall require current employees in, and all applicants for, the following positions to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment: agency information security managers; financial institutions examiners; financial institutions managers; and financial institutions specialists.
Section 7-1-212(2)Verify source
§ 7-1-212(2)(a)Subsection 7-1-212(2)(a)Provision

Refers to agency information security managers.

agency information security managers;
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§ 7-1-212(2)(b)Subsection 7-1-212(2)(b)Provision

Refers to financial institutions examiners.

financial institutions examiners;
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§ 7-1-212(2)(c)Subsection 7-1-212(2)(c)Provision

financial institutions managers; and

financial institutions managers; and
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§ 7-1-212(2)(d)Subsection 7-1-212(2)(d)Provision

financial institutions specialists.

financial institutions specialists.
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§ 7-1-212(3)Subsection 7-1-212(3)Provision

An individual in a position listed in Subsection (2) must provide a completed fingerprint card to the department if requested.

Each individual in a position listed in Subsection (2) shall provide a completed fingerprint card to the department upon request.
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§ 7-1-212(4)Subsection 7-1-212(4)Provision

The department 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 department that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4) .

The department 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 department that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4) .
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§ 7-1-212(5)Subsection 7-1-212(5)Provision

For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13) , the department shall submit to the bureau: the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history

For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13) , the department shall submit to the bureau: the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.
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§ 7-1-212(5)(a)Subsection 7-1-212(5)(a)Provision

the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and

the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and
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§ 7-1-212(5)(b)Subsection 7-1-212(5)(b)Provision

a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.

a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.
Section 7-1-212(5)(b)Verify source
§ 7-1-212(6)Subsection 7-1-212(6)Provision

The department must pay the fees required by Subsection 53-10-108(15) and any fees the bureau must submit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The department 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.
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§ 7-1-212(7)Subsection 7-1-212(7)Provision

The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , that: determine how the department will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and

The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , that: determine how the department will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b) .
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§ 7-1-212(7)(a)Subsection 7-1-212(7)(a)Provision

The department is to determine how to assess an individual's employment status after receiving background information.

determine how the department will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and
Section 7-1-212(7)(a)Verify source
§ 7-1-212(7)(b)Subsection 7-1-212(7)(b)Provision

identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b) .

identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b) .
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