Third-party local and national criminal background check option for certain license applicants

In place of the criminal history records check required of an applicant for a key employee license under subsection (c) of section 12-859, an applicant for a live game employee license under subsection (b) of section 12-859a, an applicant for a lottery sales agent license, or person in charge of such agent, under subsection (g) of section 12-815a, the commissioner may accept from such applicant the submission of a third-party local and national criminal background check that includes a multistate and multijurisdictional criminal record locator or other similar commercial nation-wide database with validation, and other such background screening as the commissioner may require. Any such third-party criminal background check shall be conducted by a third-party consumer reporting agency or background screening company that is in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and accredited by the Professional Background Screening Association.

(P.A. 24-142, S. 82.)

History: P.A. 24-142 effective June 6, 2024.