14-5206. Court appointment of guardian of
minor; qualifications; priority of minor's nominee;
fingerprints
A. The court shall appoint as guardian a person whose appointment would be in the
best interests of the minor. The court may appoint a person nominated by the minor, if
the minor is fourteen years of age or older, unless the court finds the appointment
contrary to the best interests of the minor.
B. Before the court may appoint as guardian a person unrelated to the minor, the
court shall, in order to determine the applicant's suitability as a guardian, require the
potential guardian to furnish a full set of fingerprints to the court to enable a
criminal background investigation to be conducted. The court shall submit the completed
fingerprint card with the fee prescribed in section 41-1750 to the department of public
safety. The applicant shall bear the cost of obtaining the criminal background
information. The cost shall not exceed the actual cost of obtaining the applicant's
criminal background information. The department of public safety shall conduct criminal
history records checks pursuant to section 41-1750 and applicable federal law. The
department of public safety is authorized to submit fingerprint card information to the
federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history records check.
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