36-1C-19. Criminal history--Disclosure--Documentation--Adverse action permitted.

An agency or administrator may require an applicant to disclose on an application for licensure whether the applicant has been convicted of certain types of crimes which directly relate to the profession or occupation. An agency or administrator may require a licensee to disclose on any renewal application for licensure whether the licensee has been convicted of certain types of crimes which directly relate to the profession or occupation since the last renewal cycle. An agency or administrator may require the applicant or licensee to provide additional documentation of any conviction disclosed by the applicant or licensee. An agency or administrator may take adverse action against an applicant or licensee based on a failure to disclose a conviction as required by this section or to provide requested documentation of any conviction disclosed by the applicant or licensee.

Source: SL 2024, ch 150, § 4.