§ 567.18. Criminal history records and background checks
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2018
Effective: November 1, 2018
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 567.18
§ 567.18. Criminal history records and background checks
1. Submission of a full set of fingerprints to the Board for the purpose of permitting a state and federal criminal history records search pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Public Law 92-544 that is not more than ninety (90) days old. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may exchange these fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
5. Any and all state and federal criminal history record information obtained by the Board from the Bureau or the FBI which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic. The confidential information shall be restricted to the exclusive use of the Board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure; and
6. Fingerprint images may be rejected by the OSBI and the FBI for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, fingerprint quality or an inability by the OSBI or FBI to classify the fingerprints. These rejections require the applicant to be fingerprinted again. Applicants with fingerprints rejected for improper registration will be required to re-register, re-pay and be re-fingerprinted. Applicant is responsible for insuring and verifying that all data is correct in the fingerprinting process.
D. An individual applying for any type of multistate license shall submit to a criminal background check that complies with this section; provided, however, that if the individual has been continuously enrolled in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service since issuance of the initial multistate license, the individual shall not be required to undergo another criminal history record search.
Credits
Laws 2011, c. 101, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2011; Laws 2013, c. 228, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2018, c. 72, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 567.18, OK ST T. 59 § 567.18
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 295 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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