OAR 863-005-0010: Criminal Records Check Process

(1) A subject individual shall complete and sign an Agency background check application and an applicant fingerprint card approved by the Agency. (2) Within a reasonable period of time, a subject individual shall provide additional information as requested by the agency to resolve any issue hindering the completion of a criminal records check. (3) An authorized designee shall request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct a criminal records check for all new licensee and registrant applications. (4) An authorized designee may request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct a criminal background records check for licensee and registrant renewal applications when there is reason to believe that: (a) A subject individual committed a crime listed in OAR 863-005-0030; or (b) A factor relevant to a criminal background fitness determination listed in OAR 863-005-0020 was not previously identified. (5) When an authorized designee requires a criminal record check to be performed under section (3) or (4) of this rule, an authorized designee shall request that the Oregon Department of State Police conduct Oregon and nationwide criminal records checks through fingerprint identification. The authorized designee may also perform a Law Enforcement Data System (LEDS) criminal records check as part of any criminal background fitness determination conducted in regard to a subject individual.