53:1-20.9e Conducting of criminal history record background check for guardians.
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8. a. In accordance with the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-37 and C.52:27G-38), the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall conduct a criminal history record background check, including a name and fingerprint identification check, of each person seeking registration as a professional guardian who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-32 et al.).
b. For the purpose of conducting a criminal history record background check pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Division of State Police shall examine its own files and arrange for a similar examination by federal authorities. The division shall immediately forward the information obtained as a result of conducting the check to the public guardian.
c. The Division of State Police shall promptly notify the Office of the Public Guardian for Elderly Adults in the event a person who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2005, c.370 (C.52:27G-37) is convicted of a crime or offense in this State after the date the background check was performed. Upon receipt of such notification, the public guardian shall make a determination regarding the continuation of the registration of the person as a professional guardian.
L.2005,c.370,s.8.