R722-360-4. Application for a Certificate of Eligibility for Removal

  (1)(a) A person may apply for an SOR certificate of eligibility by submitting a completed Application for Removal of Name from the Sex Offender/Kidnap Registry form to the bureau.

  (b) The application form must be accompanied by a payment of the application fee established by the bureau in the form of cash, check, money order, or credit card.

  (2)(a) Upon receipt of a completed application form and payment of the application fee, the bureau shall review each criminal episode contained on the petitioner's criminal history, in its entirety, to determine whether the petitioner meets the requirements for an SOR certificate of eligibility found in Subsections 77-41-112(1) through 77-41-112(3).

  (b) In making its determination, the bureau shall also review all federal, state and local criminal records, to which it has access.

  (3) If the bureau has insufficient information to determine whether the petitioner meets the requirements for an SOR certificate of eligibility, the bureau may require the petitioner to submit additional information.

  (4) If the bureau finds that the petitioner meets the requirements for the issuance of an SOR certificate of eligibility, the bureau shall send a letter to the petitioner, at the address indicated on the application form, indicating that the petitioner must pay the issuance fee established by the bureau in order to receive the SOR certificate of eligibility.

  (5) If the bureau finds that the petitioner does not meet the criteria for the issuance of an SOR certificate of eligibility, the bureau shall send a letter to the petitioner, at the address indicated on the application form, which describes the reasons why the petitioner's application was denied and notifies the petitioner that the petitioner may seek agency review of the bureau's decision by following the procedures outlined in R722-360-5.