D.C. Code § 4-1305.01: Definitions.

For 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 § 4-1303.01a.

(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.

(5)

Repealed.

(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.