{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.08","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-1305.08","heading":"Confidentiality.","body":"(a)\nInformation obtained pursuant to a criminal records check shall be confidential. It shall be disseminated only to:\n(1)\nThe individual who is the subject of the criminal records check;\n(2)\nThe Agency for the purpose of receiving and screening the results of a criminal records check to determine an applicant’s suitability for approval or licensure;\n(2A)\nThe Office of the Attorney General for the purpose of recommending an appropriate placement under Chapter 3 of Title 16 and § 16-2320(a)(2) or § 16-2320(a)(3)(C); or\n(3)\nThe Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of a placement under Chapter 3 of Title 16 and § 16-2320(a)(2) or § 16-2320(a)(3)(C).\n\n(b)\nNothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting the Agency from providing to a licensed child-placing agency a summary indicating whether an applicant has been convicted of or is under pending indictment for a crime that bears upon the applicant’s fitness for approval, licensure, or permission.\n\n(c)\nNo employee of the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, the Agency, or any other agency of the District of Columbia shall disclose information obtained as a result of an application submitted pursuant to § 4-1305.02 to any unauthorized individual or entity.\n\n(d)\nThis part shall not authorize the disclosure of information concerning an individual who was not an adult, or was not prosecuted as an adult, at the time to which the information pertains if the disclosure of such information is prohibited by law.","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/4-1305.08","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"343afc502e4c412d680da21a95e5582099729678af6dd9189efc7db4f3e194a3","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.07","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-1305.09"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}