12 NCAC 09G .0207         FINGERPRINT CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK

(a)  Each applicant for certification shall submit electronic fingerprints in the Statewide Automated Fingerprint Identification System (SAFIS).

(b)  The employing agency shall forward the applicant's fingerprints to the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation for a criminal history record check utilizing fingerprints against state and federal files.

(c)  The employing agency will receive a report of the results of the criminal history check utilizing fingerprints against state and federal files. The employing agency shall retain the results of the criminal history record check utilizing fingerprints in compliance with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Retention and Disposition Schedule, General Records Schedule: Local Government Agencies, established pursuant to G.S. Chapter 121 and G.S. Chapter 132. The employing agency shall include the results of the fingerprint criminal history record check with the applications submitted to the Commission.

(d)  An applicant for certification as a correctional officer or probation/parole officer may not be employed or placed in a position requiring certification by the Commission prior to the date on which the employing agency and Standards Division receive the report of the results of the criminal history record check utilizing fingerprints.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 17C-6; 17C-10;

Eff. May 1, 2023.