OAR 603-048-0205: Criminal Records Check

(1) Criminal offender information is confidential. The Department shall not disclose records regarding criminal offender information received when processing grower license applications except for persons with a demonstrated and legitimate need to know the information. (2) The only convictions the Department shall consider are felonies relating to a controlled substance within the last ten years from the date of application. (3) An application is incomplete if the applicant or any key participant is required to submit a consent to criminal history check and refuses to consent to the criminal history check, refuses to be fingerprinted or respond to written correspondence, or discontinues the criminal records process for any reason. Incomplete fitness determinations may not be appealed. (4) The Department, in its discretion, may require a criminal history check of any applicant or key participant more frequently than otherwise required by these rules.