Indiana § 12-17.2-6-14 National criminal history check for employees of child care ministry;
reporting requirements; prohibition on employing certain persons

Indiana Statutes

§ 12-17.2-6-14 — National criminal history check for employees of child care ministry; reporting requirements; prohibition on employing certain persons

Indiana § 12-17.2-6-14

Art. 17.2DAY CARE REGULATION

Ch. 6Regulation of Child Care Ministries

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Ind. Code § 12-17.2-6-14 (2026).

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(a)A child care ministry must do the following:

(1)Subject to subsection (c), require, at no expense to the state, an employee or volunteer who may be present on the premises of the child care ministry during operating hours of the child care ministry to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2)Report to the division any:

(A)police investigations;

(B)arrests; and

(C)criminal convictions; of which the operator or director of the child care ministry is aware regarding an employee or volunteer described in subdivision (1).

(3)Refrain from employing, or allowing to serve as a volunteer, an individual who may be present on the premises of the child care ministry during operating hours of the child care ministry and wh

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(a) A child care ministry must do the
following:
(1) Subject to subsection (c), require, at no expense to the state,
an employee or volunteer who may be present on the premises of
the child care ministry during operating hours of the child care
ministry to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history
background check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) Report to the division any:
(A) police investigations;
(B) arrests; and
(C) criminal convictions;
of which the operator or director of the child care ministry is
aware regarding an employee or volunteer described in
subdivision (1).
(3) Refrain from employing, or allowing to serve as a volunteer,
an individual who may be present on the premises of the child
care ministry during operating hours of the child care ministry
and who:
(A) has been convicted of a felony:
(i) related to the health or safety of a child;
(ii) that is a sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2);
(iii) that is a dangerous felony; or
(iv) that is not a felony otherwise described in items (i)
through (iii), and less than ten (10) years have elapsed from
the date the person was discharged from probation,
imprisonment, or parole, whichever discharge date is latest;
(B) has been convicted of a misdemeanor related to the health
or safety of a child;
(C) has been convicted of a misdemeanor under IC 12-17.2-4-35 for operating a child care center without a license,
or of a substantially similar offense committed in another
jurisdiction if the offense is directly or indirectly related to
jeopardizing the health or safety of a child;
(D) has been convicted of a misdemeanor under IC 12-17.2-5-35 for operating a child care home without a license,
or of a substantially similar offense committed in another
jurisdiction if the offense is directly or indirectly related to
jeopardizing the health or safety of a child; or
(E) is a person against whom an allegation of child abuse or
neglect has been substantiated under IC 31-33, or under a
substantially similar provision in another jurisdiction.
(b) A child care ministry shall require an individual described in
subsection (a)(1) to apply for a national criminal history background
check before the individual is employed or allowed to volunteer and
every three (3) years thereafter that the individual is continuously
employed or allowed to volunteer.
(c) A child care ministry that is registered under this chapter on July
1, 2013, shall, at no expense to the state, meet the requirements under
subsection (a)(1) not later than July 1, 2014.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1993, SEC.141. Amended by P.L.136-1993, SEC.22 and P.L.61-1993, SEC.12; P.L.124-2007, SEC.7; P.L.287-2013, SEC.16; P.L.158-2013, SEC.179; P.L.168-2014, SEC.28; P.L.121-2020, SEC.10.