N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-94.2
Criminal history record checks of employees permitted
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
The board of commissioners may adopt or provide for rules and regulations or ordinances concerning a requirement that any applicant for employment be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with G.S. 143B-945. The local or regional public employer may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.
The board of commissioners may adopt or provide for rules and regulations or ordinances concerning a requirement that any applicant for employment be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with G.S. 143B-945. The local or regional public employer may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.
History
(2005-358, s. 2; 2014-100, s. 17.1(mmm).)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(mmm), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Justice" and "G.S. 143B-945" for "G.S. 114-19.14" at the end of the first sentence.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.