Section 143B-1209.46 - Criminal record checks of applicants and recipients of programs of public assistance(a) Upon receipt of a request from a county department of social services pursuant to G.S. 108A-26.1, the State Bureau of Investigation shall, to the extent allowed by federal law, provide to the county department of social services the criminal history from the State or National Repositories of Criminal Histories of an applicant for, or recipient of, program assistance under Part 2 or Part 5 of Article 2 of Chapter 108A of the General Statutes.(b) The county department of social services shall provide to the Bureau, along with the request, any information required by the Bureau and a form signed by the individual to be checked consenting to the check of the criminal record and to the use of any necessary identifying information required by the State or National Repositories. The county department of social services shall keep all information pursuant to this section confidential and privileged, except as provided in G.S. 108A-26.1.(c) The Bureau may charge a reasonable fee only for conducting the checks of the criminal history records authorized by this section.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1209.46
Amended by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 19F.4-j, eff. 12/1/2023.Recodified from 143B-965by 2023 N.C. Sess. Laws 134,s. 19F.4-i, eff. 12/1/2023.Amended by 2014 N.C. Sess. Laws 100, s. 17.1-o, eff. 7/1/2014.Renumbered from §114-19.34 by 2014 N.C. Sess. Laws 100, s. 17.1-m, eff. 7/1/2014.Added by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 417, s. 3, eff. 10/1/2013.