§ 114-19.19. Criminal record checks for the Judicial Department.
§ 114‑19.19. Criminalrecord checks for the Judicial Department.
(a) The Department ofJustice may provide to the Judicial Department from the State and NationalRepositories of Criminal Histories the criminal history of any current orprospective employee, volunteer, or contractor of the Judicial Department. TheJudicial Department shall provide to the Department of Justice, along with therequest, the fingerprints of the current or prospective employee, volunteer, orcontractor, a form signed by the current or prospective employee, volunteer, orcontractor consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints andother identifying information required by the State and National Repositories,and any additional information required by the Department of Justice. Thefingerprints of the current or prospective employee, volunteer, or contractorshall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of theState's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau of Investigationshall forward a set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation fora national criminal history record check. The Judicial Department shall keepall information obtained pursuant to this section confidential.
(b) The Department ofJustice may charge a fee to offset the cost incurred by it to conduct acriminal record check under this section. The fee shall not exceed the actualcost of locating, editing, researching, and retrieving the information. (2006‑187, s. 3(a);2006‑259, s. 42.)