North Carolina § 143B-1209.17 Criminal record checks required prior to placement for adoption of a minor who is in the custody or placement responsibility of a county department of social services

North Carolina Statutes

§ 143B-1209.17 — Criminal record checks required prior to placement for adoption of a minor who is in the custody or placement responsibility of a county department of social services

North Carolina § 143B-1209.17

Ch. 143BExecutive Organization Act of 1973

Art. 13AState Bureau of Investigation

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1209.17 (2026).

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The State Bureau of Investigation may provide to the Division of Social Services, Department of Health and Human Services, the criminal history from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories as defined in G.S. 48-1-101(5a). The Division shall provide to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of any individual to be checked, any additional information required by the Bureau, and a form consenting to the check of the criminal record and to the use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories signed by the individual to be checked. The fingerprints of the individual shall be used for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the Bureau shall forward a set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of 

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The State Bureau of Investigation may provide to the Division of Social Services, Department of Health and Human Services, the criminal history from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories as defined in G.S. 48-1-101(5a). The Division shall provide to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of any individual to be checked, any additional information required by the Bureau, and a form consenting to the check of the criminal record and to the use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State or National Repositories signed by the individual to be checked. The fingerprints of the individual shall be used for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the Bureau shall forward a set of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. The Division shall keep all information pursuant to this section privileged, as provided in G.S. 48-3-309(f). The Bureau shall charge a reasonable fee only for conducting the checks of the national criminal history records authorized by this section. (1998-229, s. 16; 2003-214, s. 1(2); 2005-114, s. 3; 2014-100, s. 17.1(m), (o); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 143B-936 by 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i), (j).)