Section 4-1305.01 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of this part:
(1) "Adult" means an individual who is at least 18 years of age.(1A) "Agency" means the Child and Family Services Agency established by § 4-1303.01 a.(2) "Applicant" means a person applying for a criminal records check under this part.(3) "Conviction" means a plea or verdict of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere.(4) "Criminal record check" means a search of criminal records to determine whether an individual has a criminal conviction that is performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of national records, and by:(A) The Metropolitan Police Department, if the individual as an adult has resided, worked, or attended school in the District at any time in the past 5 years; or(B) The state's law enforcement agency, if the individual as an adult has resided, worked, or attended school outside of the District at any time in the past 5 years.(6) "Foster family home" means a home described in subchapter XVII of Chapter 2 of this title, or another foster family home in the District of Columbia.(6A) "Information form" means a written statement in a form established by the Agency that: (A) Is signed by the individual under penalty of perjury;(B) Identifies each state in which the individual has resided, worked, or attended school at any time in the past 5 years;(C) Identifies each felony for which the individual has been convicted as an adult, and the date and state of that conviction;(D) Identifies each state in which the individual is currently on parole or probation; and(E) Includes any other information required by the Agency.(7) "Licensed child-placing agency" means an individual or entity defined as such in § 4-1402.(8) "Police" means the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Sept. 23, 1977, D.C. Law 2-22, title V, § 501, formerly § 321; as added June 27, 2000, D.C. Law 13-136, § 201(f), 47 DCR 2850; Apr. 4, 2001, D.C. Law 13-277, § 2(r), 48 DCR 2043; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-341, § 2(n), 52 DCR 2315; renumbered Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-191, §22(a)(2), 53 DCR 6794; Apr. 24, 2007, D.C. Law 16-306, § 202(a), 53 DCR 8610.For applicability of D.C. Law 13-277, see note following § 4-1303.01 a.