R380-300-6. Sources for Background Review

  (1) In accordance with Section 26-1-17.1, the department may review relevant information obtained from the following sources:

  (a) Department of Public Safety arrest, conviction, and disposition records described in Title 53, Chapter 10, Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Act, including information in state, regional, and national records files; and

  (b) federal criminal background databases available to the state.

  (2) The department shall classify a crime committed in another state according to the closest matching crime under Utah law, regardless of how the crime is classified in the state where the crime was committed.

  (3) If the Office of Background Processing determines an employee is not eligible for continued employment based upon the criminal background screening and the employee disagrees with the information provided by the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division or court record, the employee may challenge the information obtained from the background screening process through the appropriate agency.

  (4) Ongoing monitoring of records referred to in 6(1) will immediately be discontinued upon separation of employment.