{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.03","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1305.03","heading":"Application for criminal records check; timing.","body":"(a)\nWithin the time stated in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant shall apply for a criminal records check by submitting to the Agency, licensed child-placing agency, or the police:\n(1)\nA complete set of legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by the Agency or the police;\n(2)\nPayment of the fees and costs of the criminal records check as described in § 4-1305.04;\n(3)\nThe completed information form; and\n(4)\nAny documentation required to conduct a criminal records check by a state identified in the completed information form.\n\n(b)\nThe application for a criminal records check shall be made:\n(1)\nFor an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), or (3), and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), or (3), as part of the approval or licensure process;\n(2)\nFor an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4), before the filing of the petition for adoption, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-305;\n(3)\nFor an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5) and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5), within 2 business days of entry of the judicial order placing the child in the home;\n(4)\nFor every adult who becomes a resident of the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), (3), or (5) after the child is placed in the home, within 10 calendar days after the adult becomes a resident of the home; and\n(5)\nFor every adult who becomes a resident of the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) after the filing of the petition for adoption, within 10 calendar days after the adult becomes a resident of the home.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 13. Child Abuse and Neglect.","Subchapter I. Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.","Part E. Criminal Records Check."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-1305.03","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d4eac027170651c6b98778b13da27fa50bc79c85e4ce74c1aa465488708a7a89","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.02","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}