Application for criminal records check; timing

(a) Within the time stated in subsection (b) of this section, an applicant shall apply for a criminal records check by submitting to the Agency, licensed child-placing agency, or the police: (1) A complete set of legible fingerprints taken on standard fingerprint cards by the Agency or the police; (2) Payment of the fees and costs of the criminal records check as described in § 4-1305.04; (3) The completed information form; and (4) Any documentation required to conduct a criminal records check by a state identified in the completed information form. (b) The application for a criminal records check shall be made: (1) For an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), or (3), and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), or (3), as part of the approval or licensure process; (2) For an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4), before the filing of the petition for adoption, pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-305; (3) For an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5) and for every adult residing in the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(5), within 2 business days of entry of the judicial order placing the child in the home; (4) For every adult who becomes a resident of the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(1), (2), (3), or (5) after the child is placed in the home, within 10 calendar days after the adult becomes a resident of the home; and (5) For every adult who becomes a resident of the home of an individual described in § 4-1305.02(4) after the filing of the petition for adoption, within 10 calendar days after the adult becomes a resident of the home.