North Carolina § 143B-1209.55 Criminal record checks for the Legislative Services Commission

North Carolina Statutes

§ 143B-1209.55 — Criminal record checks for the Legislative Services Commission

North Carolina § 143B-1209.55

Ch. 143BExecutive Organization Act of 1973

Art. 13AState Bureau of Investigation

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1209.55 (2026).

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The State Bureau of Investigation shall, upon request, provide to the Legislative Services Officer from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories the criminal history of any prospective employee, volunteer, or contractor of the General Assembly, and lobbyists and liaison personnel registered under Chapter 120C of the General Statutes. The Legislative Services Officer shall provide to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of the prospective employee, volunteer, contractor, lobbyist, or liaison personnel, a form signed by the prospective employee, volunteer, contractor, lobbyist, or liaison personnel consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State and National Repositories and any additiona

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The State Bureau of Investigation shall, upon request, provide to the Legislative Services Officer from the State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories the criminal history of any prospective employee, volunteer, or contractor of the General Assembly, and lobbyists and liaison personnel registered under Chapter 120C of the General Statutes. The Legislative Services Officer shall provide to the Bureau, along with the request, the fingerprints of the prospective employee, volunteer, contractor, lobbyist, or liaison personnel, a form signed by the prospective employee, volunteer, contractor, lobbyist, or liaison personnel consenting to the criminal record check and use of fingerprints and other identifying information required by the State and National Repositories and any additional information required by the Bureau. The fingerprints of the prospective employee, volunteer, contractor, lobbyist, or liaison personnel 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 Legislative Services Officer shall keep all information obtained pursuant to this section confidential. The Bureau may charge a fee to offset the cost incurred by it to conduct a criminal record check under this section. The fee shall not exceed the actual cost of locating, editing, researching, and retrieving the information. (2020-29, s. 12(a); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 143B-73 by 2023-134, s. 19F.4(i); s. 27.4(d).)