Section 80-2-709 - Division access to criminal background information for background screening and investigation(1) The division shall have direct access to criminal background information maintained under Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification, for the purpose of: (a) background screening under this chapter, Chapter 2a, Removal and Protective Custody of a Child, or Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, including background screening of an individual who has direct access, as defined in Section 62A-2-101, to a minor: (i) who is alleged to be or has been abused, neglected, or dependent; and(ii) for whom the division has an open case; or(b) investigation of abuse or neglect under this chapter, Chapter 2a, Removal and Protective Custody of a Child, or Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings.(2) Except as provided in Section 80-3-305, the division and the Office of Guardian Ad Litem are authorized to request the Department of Public Safety to conduct a complete Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check through the national criminal history system (NCIC).Renumbered from § 62A-4a-202.4 by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session ,§ 64, eff. 9/1/2022.Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session ,§ 45, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Chapter 32, 2009 General Session.