Utah Code Title 9. Cultural and Community Engagement § 9-7-218. Criminal background check policy required--Scope and content--Dissemination

(a) “Minor” means an individual who is under 18 years old.

(b) “Public library” means a library established under Section 9-7-402 or 9-7-501.

(c) “Qualifying position” means any paid or unpaid employment position with a public library, including a volunteer position, that involves significant contact with minors, as determined by the public library's library board.

(d) “Qualifying prospective employee” means an individual who:

(a) meets the requirements of Subsection (3); and

(b) is adopted by:

(a) identify each qualifying position with the public library;

(b) require each qualifying prospective employee to submit to a criminal background check as a condition of employment in a qualifying position;

(c) establish procedures for:

(d) ensure that a qualifying prospective employee who is disqualified from employment because of information obtained through a criminal background check receives:

(e) include an effective date that is stated in the criminal background check policy.

(4)(a) The criminal background check policy shall be distributed to qualifying prospective employees and posted in a prominent location in the public library.

(b) A criminal background check policy adopted by a library board shall be reviewed by the library board at least every three years.