Code of the District of Columbia

§ 4–1305.01. Definitions.

For the purposes of this part:

(1) “Adult” means an individual who is at least 18 years of age.

(1A) “Agency” means the Child and Family Services Agency established by § 4-1303.01a.

(2) “Applicant” means a person applying for a criminal records check under this part.

(3) “Conviction” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere.

(4) “Criminal record check” means a search of criminal records to determine whether an individual has a criminal conviction that is performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of national records, and by:

(A) The Metropolitan Police Department, if the individual as an adult has resided, worked, or attended school in the District at any time in the past 5 years; or

(B) The state’s law enforcement agency, if the individual as an adult has resided, worked, or attended school outside of the District at any time in the past 5 years.

(5) Repealed.

(6) “Foster family home” means a home described in subchapter XVII of Chapter 2 of this title, or another foster family home in the District of Columbia.

(6A) “Information form” means a written statement in a form established by the Agency that:

(A) Is signed by the individual under penalty of perjury;

(B) Identifies each state in which the individual has resided, worked, or attended school at any time in the past 5 years;

(C) Identifies each felony for which the individual has been convicted as an adult, and the date and state of that conviction;

(D) Identifies each state in which the individual is currently on parole or probation; and

(E) Includes any other information required by the Agency.

(7) “Licensed child-placing agency” means an individual or entity defined as such in § 4-1402.

(8) “Police” means the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.