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Section 825 - Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.

UT Code § 17B-2a-825 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A public transit district may require an individual described in Subsection (2) to: (a) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the public transit district; and (b) consent to a fingerprint background check by: (i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(a) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the public transit district; and

(b) consent to a fingerprint background check by: (i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(i) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and

(ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2) A person shall comply with the requirements of Subsection (1) if the person: (a) is applying for or continuing employment with the public transit district: (i) working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect: (A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or (B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles; (ii) handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information including personal health information; (iii) working in security-sensitive areas; or (iv) handling security-sensitive information, including information system technologies; or (b) is seeking access to designated security-sensitive areas.

(a) is applying for or continuing employment with the public transit district: (i) working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect: (A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or (B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles; (ii) handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information including personal health information; (iii) working in security-sensitive areas; or (iv) handling security-sensitive information, including information system technologies; or

(i) working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect: (A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or (B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles;

(A) the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or

(B) the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles;

(ii) handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information including personal health information;

(iii) working in security-sensitive areas; or

(iv) handling security-sensitive information, including information system technologies; or

(b) is seeking access to designated security-sensitive areas.

(3) A public transit district may use the information obtained in accordance with this section only for one or more of the following purposes: (a) to determine whether or not an individual is convicted of: (i) a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years; (ii) a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of an alcoholic beverage; (iii) a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iv) two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug; (b) to determine whether or not an individual has accurately disclosed the person's criminal history on an application or document filed with the public transit district; (c) to approve or deny an application for employment with the public transit district; or (d) to take disciplinary action against an employee of the public transit district, including possible termination of employment.

(a) to determine whether or not an individual is convicted of: (i) a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years; (ii) a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of an alcoholic beverage; (iii) a crime involving moral turpitude; or (iv) two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug;

(i) a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years;

(ii) a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of an alcoholic beverage;

(iii) a crime involving moral turpitude; or

(iv) two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug;

(b) to determine whether or not an individual has accurately disclosed the person's criminal history on an application or document filed with the public transit district;

(c) to approve or deny an application for employment with the public transit district; or

(d) to take disciplinary action against an employee of the public transit district, including possible termination of employment.

(4) A person is not eligible for employment with a public transit district in a capacity described in Subsection (2) if the person has been convicted of any of the offenses described in Subsection (3).

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Section 825 - Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.