§ 435.03, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 435. EMPLOYMENT SCREENING
Level 1 screening standards.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) All employees required by law to be screened pursuant to this section must undergo background screening as a condition of employment and continued employment which includes, but need not be limited to, employment history checks and statewide criminal correspondence checks through the Department of Law Enforcement, and a check of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
(2) Any person required by law to be screened pursuant to this section must not have an arrest awaiting final disposition, must not have been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, and must not have been adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense prohibited under s. 435.04(2) or similar law of another jurisdiction.
(3) The security background investigations under this section must ensure that no person subject to this section has been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, any offense that constitutes domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28, whether such act was committed in this state or in another jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 15, ch. 96-268; s. 21, ch. 96-322; s. 3, ch. 98-417; s. 87, ch. 2000-153; s. 45, ch. 2000-349; s. 62, ch. 2001-62; s. 50, ch. 2003-1; s. 4, ch. 2004-267; s. 3, ch. 2005-119; s. 89, ch. 2006-197; s. 61, ch. 2006-227; s. 109, ch. 2007-5; s. 16, ch. 2008-244; s. 37, ch. 2010-114; s. 34, ch. 2011-4.
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The Florida Statutes
- § 39.0138, Fla. Stat.Criminal history and other records checks; limit on placement of a child.Printed as s. 435.03
- § 316.87, Fla. Stat.Nonemergency medical transportation services.Printed as s. 435.03
- § 393.0655, Fla. Stat.Screening of direct service providers.Printed as s. 435.03(1)
- § 430.0402, Fla. Stat.Screening of direct service providers.Printed as s. 435.03(1)
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