If an applicant for employment has undergone a statewide criminal records check within eighteen (18) months of an application for employment, then an employer may request from the bureau of criminal identification or local police a letter indicating if any disqualifying information was discovered. The bureau of criminal identification will respond without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information. The letter may be maintained on file to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-35
Prior criminal records checks
Known as the Health Care Facility Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 23–23 (101 sections).
P.L. 1991, ch. 368, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 407, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.