§ 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County.
Arlington County, having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with §19.2-389, shall require applicants for employment with the county to submitto fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. Such applicants shall, if required by ordinance, pay the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or both.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall make a report to the countymanager or his designee, who must belong to a governmental entity. Indetermining whether a criminal conviction directly relates to a position, thelocality shall consider the following criteria: (i) the nature andseriousness of the crime; (ii) the relationship of the crime to the work tobe performed in the position applied for; (iii) the extent to which theposition applied for might offer an opportunity to engage in further criminalactivity of the same type as that in which the person had been involved; (iv)the relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity or fitness required toperform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position beingsought; (v) the extent and nature of the person's past criminal activity;(vi) the age of the person at the time of the commission of the crime; (vii)the amount of time that has elapsed since the person's last involvement inthe commission of a crime; (viii) the conduct and work activity of the personprior to and following the criminal activity; and (ix) evidence of theperson's rehabilitation or rehabilitative effort while incarcerated orfollowing release.
If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing in hiscriminal history record, the county shall notify the applicant thatinformation obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange contributedto such denial. The information shall not be disseminated except as providedfor in this section.
§ 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County.
Arlington County, having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with §19.2-389, shall require applicants for employment with the county to submitto fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. Such applicants shall, if required by ordinance, pay the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or both.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall make a report to the countymanager or his designee, who must belong to a governmental entity. Indetermining whether a criminal conviction directly relates to a position, thelocality shall consider the following criteria: (i) the nature andseriousness of the crime; (ii) the relationship of the crime to the work tobe performed in the position applied for; (iii) the extent to which theposition applied for might offer an opportunity to engage in further criminalactivity of the same type as that in which the person had been involved; (iv)the relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity or fitness required toperform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position beingsought; (v) the extent and nature of the person's past criminal activity;(vi) the age of the person at the time of the commission of the crime; (vii)the amount of time that has elapsed since the person's last involvement inthe commission of a crime; (viii) the conduct and work activity of the personprior to and following the criminal activity; and (ix) evidence of theperson's rehabilitation or rehabilitative effort while incarcerated orfollowing release.
If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing in hiscriminal history record, the county shall notify the applicant thatinformation obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange contributedto such denial. The information shall not be disseminated except as providedfor in this section.
§ 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County.
Arlington County, having a local ordinance adopted in accordance with §19.2-389, shall require applicants for employment with the county to submitto fingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. Such applicants shall, if required by ordinance, pay the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or both.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall make a report to the countymanager or his designee, who must belong to a governmental entity. Indetermining whether a criminal conviction directly relates to a position, thelocality shall consider the following criteria: (i) the nature andseriousness of the crime; (ii) the relationship of the crime to the work tobe performed in the position applied for; (iii) the extent to which theposition applied for might offer an opportunity to engage in further criminalactivity of the same type as that in which the person had been involved; (iv)the relationship of the crime to the ability, capacity or fitness required toperform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position beingsought; (v) the extent and nature of the person's past criminal activity;(vi) the age of the person at the time of the commission of the crime; (vii)the amount of time that has elapsed since the person's last involvement inthe commission of a crime; (viii) the conduct and work activity of the personprior to and following the criminal activity; and (ix) evidence of theperson's rehabilitation or rehabilitative effort while incarcerated orfollowing release.
If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing in hiscriminal history record, the county shall notify the applicant thatinformation obtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange contributedto such denial. The information shall not be disseminated except as providedfor in this section.
