OAR 851-001-0111: Criminal Conviction Determination Process

(1) Prior to beginning an education or training program required for licensure, a person who was convicted of a crime may petition the Board for a determination as to whether a criminal conviction will prevent the person from receiving a license issued by the Board. The individual is referred to as a petitioner in this rule. (2) To be complete, a petition must include the following: (a) A complete and signed determination request form; (b) The required fee of $75; (c) The following records and information related to the final judgment of each criminal conviction: (A) A certified copy of the judgment of criminal conviction; (B) Any charging document(s); (C) The arrest report(s); (D) Any probation and parole records; (E) A written statement from the petitioner regarding the facts underlying the criminal conviction, and any intervening circumstances since the conviction. (d) A written statement or other document listing all criminal convictions, including dates of conviction and a summary of the facts, if the petitioner has more than one criminal conviction. (3) A separate completed petition and fee must be filed for each criminal conviction for which the petitioner is requesting a determination. (4) If any of the records in (2)(c) no longer exist, have been sealed or are otherwise unavailable to the petitioner, petitioner must provide evidence from the agency, court, or other public body that held the record that the record no longer exists. (5) If any of the documents and information required under subsections (2) and (4) are not provided, petitioner will have 60 days to provide the required documents or information. Upon failure to comply, the petition will be deemed incomplete and will be closed without a determination. (6) The petition, the records and information submitted with the petition, and the Board’s determination, are public records subject to disclosure under Oregon’s Public Records Laws, the same as for any completed application for licensure or certification. (7) The Board will reconsider a determination that a criminal conviction prevents the person from obtaining a license or certificate when the person submits a completed application for a license or certificate. (8) Upon reconsideration, the Board may rescind a previous determination that a criminal conviction does not prevent the person from obtaining a license if the applicant: (a) Has allegations or charges pending in criminal court; (b) Has failed to disclose a previous criminal conviction; (c) Has been convicted of another crime during the period between the determination and the person’s submission of a completed application for an occupational or professional license; or (d) Has been convicted of a crime that, during the period between the determination and the person’s submission of a completed application for an occupational or professional license, became subject to a change in state or federal law that prohibits licensure for an occupational or professional license because of a conviction of that crime. (9) Failure to disclose a previous criminal conviction includes any misrepresentation or a prior criminal conviction, any concealment or failure to disclose a material fact about a prior criminal conviction, or any other misinformation regarding a prior criminal conviction. (10) Nothing in this rule prohibits the Board from denying licensure when the person submits a completed application for a reason other than conviction of a crime. (11) A determination under this rule is not a final determination of the Board.