OAR 845-002-0230
Criminal Records Check Process
(1)
Disclosure of Information by Subject Individual.(a)
Preliminary to a criminal records check, a subject individual shall complete and sign the OLCC Criminal Records Request form and, if requested by the Commission, a fingerprint card. Both forms ask for identifying information, e.g., name, birth date, Social Security Number, physical characteristics, marital status, driver’s license or identification card number, and current address. The OLCC Criminal Records Request form also asks for information about prior residences and for details concerning circumstances listed in OAR 845-002-0240 (Preliminary Fitness Determination)(3)(a)–(f).(b)
A subject individual shall complete and submit to the Commission the OLCC Criminal Records Request form and, if requested, a fingerprint card within three business days of receiving the forms. An authorized designee may extend the deadline for good cause.(c)
The Commission shall receive a fingerprint card from a subject individual under the age of 18 years only if the subject individual also submits the written consent of a parent or guardian.(d)
Within a reasonable period of time as established by an authorized designee, a subject individual shall disclose additional information as requested by the Commission in order to resolve an issue hindering the completion of a criminal records check, e.g., providing additional proof of identity.(2)
When a Criminal Records Check is Conducted. An authorized designee may conduct, or request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct, a criminal records check when:(a)
An individual meets the definition of “subject individual”, but has not been approved under these rules, unless the individual was a Commission employee serving in his or her current position prior to the effective date of these rules and that position does not involve authorized designee responsibilities;(b)
an individual employed by the Commission meets the definition of “subject individual” because he or she is either moving to or applying for a position that meets the criteria of OAR 845-002-0220 (Subject Individual)(2)(a)–(b), if:(A)
The Commission has not conducted a fitness determination on the subject individual within the previous three years;(B)
The subject individual had been previously approved under OAR 845-002-0260 (Final Fitness Determination)(3)(b); or(C)
An authorized designee determines that the new position requires greater responsibility for functions covered by OAR 845-002-0220 (Subject Individual)(2)(a)–(b) than the subject individual’s prior position;(c)
An authorized designee has reason to believe that a subject individual committed a crime listed or described in OAR 845-002-0270 (Potentially Disqualifying Crimes) and either a fitness determination has not yet been done on the subject individual or the crime had not been identified in a prior fitness determination;(d)
An authorized designee has reason to believe that a factor relevant to a fitness determination listed in OAR 845-002-0260 (Final Fitness Determination)(2), not previously identified in a fitness determination, applies to a subject individual who had been previously approved under 845-002-0260 (Final Fitness Determination)(3)(b); or(e)
As required by federal law or regulation, by state law or administrative rule, or by contract or written agreement with the Commission.(3)
Which Criminal Records Check(s) Is Conducted. When an authorized designee determines under subsection (2) of this rule that a criminal record check is needed, the authorized designee shall proceed as follows:(a)
LEDS Criminal Records Check. The authorized designee shall conduct a LEDS criminal records check as part of any fitness determination conducted in regard to a subject individual.(b)
Oregon Criminal Records Check. The authorized designee shall request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct an Oregon criminal records check as part of any fitness determination conducted in regard to a subject individual.(c)
Nationwide Criminal Records Check. The authorized designee shall request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct a nationwide criminal records check as part of any fitness determination conducted in regard to a subject individual.
Source:
Rule 845-002-0230 — Criminal Records Check Process, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=845-002-0230.