Missouri § 337.501 Criminal background check, fingerprint submission.

Missouri Statutes

§ 337.501 — Criminal background check, fingerprint submission.

Missouri § 337.501

Title XXIIOCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Ch. 337Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 337.501 (2026).

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1.The committee for professional counselors may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a licensed professional counselor and provisional licensed professional counselor, as defined in section 337.500 .

2.If the committee for professional counselors requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the committee for professional counselors shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.

3.The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's central repository. The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal re

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1. The committee for professional counselors may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a licensed professional counselor and provisional licensed professional counselor, as defined in section 337.500 .

2. If the committee for professional counselors requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the committee for professional counselors shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.

3. The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's central repository. The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal records repository and shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal records search under section 43.540 . The Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the committee for professional counselors of any criminal history record information or lack of criminal history record information discovered on the individual. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120 to the contrary, all records related to any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible and available to the committee for professional counselors.