§ 12-859c — Third-party local and national criminal background check option for certain license applicants.

In place of the criminal history records check required of an applicant for a key employee license under subsection (c) of section 12-859, an applicant for a live game employee license under subsection (b) of section 12-859a, an applicant for a lottery sales agent license, or person in charge of such agent, under subsection (g) of section 12-815a, the commissioner may accept from such applicant the submission of a third-party local and national criminal background check that includes a multistate and multijurisdictional criminal record locator or other similar commercial nation-wide database with validation, and other such background screening as the commissioner may require. Any such third-party criminal background check shall be conducted by a third-party consumer reporting agency or background screening company that is in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

Legislative History

(P.A. 24-142, S. 82.) History: P.A. 24-142 effective June 6, 2024.