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of Identification so that the bureau can conduct state | and national criminal history record checks. Except for | the portion of the payment, if any, that constitutes the | processing fee charged by the Federal Bureau of | Investigation, all money received by the State Police for | purposes of this paragraph must be paid over to the | Treasurer of State. The money must be applied to the | expenses of administration incurred by the Department of | Public Safety. |
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| (iv) The subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation | criminal history record check may obtain a copy of the | criminal history record check by following the | procedures outlined in 28 Code of Federal Regulations, | Sections 16.32 and 16.33. The subject of a state | criminal history record check may inspect and review | the criminal history record information pursuant to | Title 16, section 620. |
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| (v) State and federal criminal history record | information may be used by the court for the purpose of | screening prospective adoptive parents in determining | whether the adoption is in the best interests of the | child. |
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| (vi) Information obtained pursuant to this paragraph | is confidential. The results of background checks | received by the court are for official use only and may | not be disseminated outside the court except as | required under Title 22, section 4011-A. |
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| (vii) The expense of obtaining the information | required by this paragraph is incorporated in the | adoption filing fee established in section 9-301. The | Probate Court shall collect the total fee and transfer | the appropriate funds to the Department of Public | Safety and the department. |
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| The department may, at any time before the filing of the petition | for adoption, conduct background checks pursuant to this | subsection for each prospective adoptive parent of a minor child | in its custody.__The department may adopt rules governing | background checks for prospective adoptive parents of minor | children in its custody.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| The court may waive the background check of a prospective | adoptive parent if a previous background check was completed by a | court or by the department under this subsection within a |
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