North Dakota Century Code Title 50. Public Welfare § 50-11.1-06.2. Background investigations--Fees

1. Upon a determination by the department a criminal history record check is appropriate, the following individuals are to obtain two sets of the individual's fingerprints from a law enforcement agency or other local agency authorized to take fingerprints:

2. The individual shall request the agency to submit the fingerprints and a completed fingerprint card for each set to the division of children and family services of the department or to the department's authorized agent.

3. If the division has no record of a determination of services required for child abuse or neglect, the division shall submit the fingerprints to the bureau of criminal investigation to determine if there is any criminal history record information regarding the applicant, household members, or staff members in accordance with section 12-60-24.

4. The results of the investigations must be forwarded to the division of children and family services of the department or to the department's authorized agent.

5. The division may charge a fee not to exceed thirty dollars for the purpose of processing the application.

6. The division is not subject to the fee imposed under section 12-60-16.9 when requesting criminal history record information from the bureau of criminal investigation.

7. An agency that takes fingerprints as provided under this section may charge a reasonable fee to offset the costs of the fingerprinting.

8. The department may use background investigation findings to determine approval, denial, or revocation of an early childhood services license, self-declaration, or in-home registration.

9. Any individual who is providing early childhood services solely for the provider's own children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins as an in-home provider may not be required to submit to a criminal history record check authorized under section 50-06-01.9.

10. Unless an individual was separated from childcare employment for more than one hundred eighty days, a criminal history record check conducted under this section and subsection 3 of section 50-06-01.9 is valid for five years, after which the department shall require another criminal history record check.