{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-67-3-10","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 67-3-10","heading":"Background checks for employees.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"bureau\" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201.\n(2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the state auditor shall require employees involved in an audit, investigation, or review requiring access to information and records, the access to which requires a background check by federal statute or regulation, to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment.\n(3) Each individual in a position listed in Subsection (2) shall provide a completed fingerprint card to the state auditor upon request.\n(4) The state auditor shall require that an individual required to submit to a background check under Subsection (3) provide a signed waiver on a form provided by the state auditor that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4).\n(5) For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13), the state auditor shall submit to the bureau:\n(a) the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and\n(b) a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.\n(6) The state auditor is responsible for the payment of all fees required by Subsection 53-10-108(15) and any fees required to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the bureau.\n(7) The state auditor may set office policy that:\n(a) determines how the state auditor will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and\n(b) identifies the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b).","path":["Title 67 State Officers and Employees","Chapter 67-3 Auditor"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter3/67-3-S10.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a7b3eb377eadc5382b5e91339dc08e2306900e57a34e7ccdcbc41c75093c190d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-67-3-8","next":"us-ut/utah-code-67-3-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}