Connecticut General Statutes/Title 12/Chapter 201/Section 12-3c

CGS § 12-3c. Criminal history records checks of applicants for employment and employees; contractors and subcontractors and their employees.

(a) The Commissioners of Revenue Services and Administrative Services shall, subject to the provisions of section 31-51i, require each applicant for a position of employment with the Department of Revenue Services, each employee applying for transfer to said department and, at least once every five years or more often if required by the United States Department of the Treasury, each current employee of, the Department of Revenue Services, to (1) state in writing whether such applicant or employee has ever been convicted of a crime or whether criminal charges are pending against such applicant or employee and, if so, to identify the charges and court in which such charges are pending, and (2) be fingerprinted and submit to state and national criminal history records checks. The criminal history records checks required by this section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.

(b) If a contractor or subcontractor has a contract with the Department of Revenue Services to perform work for the department that entails such contractor or subcontractor or any employee thereof to access federal tax information or return or return information, as such terms are defined in section 12-15, such contractor or subcontractor and any such employee shall be subject to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section prior to commencing such work and as often thereafter as required by subsection (a) of this section.

Short History

(P.A. 14-155, S. 1; P.A. 17-147, S. 11; P.A. 23-204, S. 103.)

Long History

History: P.A. 14-155 effective June 11, 2014; P.A. 17-147 added “and, at least once every ten years, each current employee of”, deleted “at the time of application for employment or transfer” in Subdiv. (1) and made a conforming change, effective July 7, 2017; P.A. 23-204 designated existing provision as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add reference to the Commissioner of Administrative Services, change “ten years” to “five years” and add “or more often if required by the United States Department of the Treasury” and added Subsec. (b) to require certain contractors, subcontractors and their employees to comply with Subsec. (a)(1) and (2), effective June 12, 2023.

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