17B-2a-825. Criminal background checks authorized -- Employment eligibility.
(1) A public transit district may require an individual described in Subsectionto: (2) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the public transit district; and consent to a fingerprint background check by: the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) A person shall comply with the requirements of Subsectionif the person: (1) is applying for or continuing employment with the public transit district: working in a safety-sensitive position or other position that may affect: the safety or well-being of patrons of the public transit district; or the safety or security of the transit buildings, stations, platforms, railways, bus systems, and transit vehicles; handling personally identifiable information, financial information, or other sensitive information including personal health information; working in security-sensitive areas; or handling security-sensitive information, including information system technologies; or is seeking access to designated security-sensitive areas.
(3) A public transit district may use the information obtained in accordance with this section only for one or more of the following purposes: to determine whether or not an individual is convicted of: a felony under federal or state law within the last 10 years; a violation within the last 10 years of a federal law, state law, or local ordinance concerning the sale, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, adulteration, or transportation of an alcoholic beverage; a crime involving moral turpitude; or two or more convictions within the last 10 years for a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol and any drug; to determine whether or not an individual has accurately disclosed the person's criminal history on an application or document filed with the public transit district; to approve or deny an application for employment with the public transit district; or to take disciplinary action against an employee of the public transit district, including possible termination of employment.
(4) A person is not eligible for employment with a public transit district in a capacity described in Subsectionif the person has been convicted of any of the offenses described in Subsection. (2) (3)