Utah Code § 80-2-709
Division access to criminal background information for background screening and investigation
Utah · Utah Code Title 80 — Utah Juvenile Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 80-2-709, Division access to criminal background information for background screening and investigation, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2356568
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(1) The division shall have direct access to criminal background information maintained under Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification, for the purpose of:
(a) background screening under this chapter, Chapter 2a, Removal and Protective Custody of a Child, or Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, including background screening of an individual who has direct access, as defined in Section 26B-2-101, to a minor:
(i) who is alleged to be or has been abused, neglected, or dependent; and
(ii) for whom the division has an open case; or
(b) investigation of abuse or neglect under this chapter, Chapter 2a, Removal and Protective Custody of a Child, or Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings.
(2) Except as provided in Section 80-3-305, the division and the Office of Guardian Ad Litem are authorized to request the Department of Public Safety to conduct a complete Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check through the national criminal history system (NCIC).