65C-29.009. Criminal, Juvenile and Abuse/Neglect History Checks  


Effective on Sunday, November 15, 2020
  • 1(1) For each report received, the child protective investigator shall request a local history check from local law enforcement on all subjects of the report, household members and 29any adult visitor to the home who provides care or supervision of the child outside the parent’s immediate presence 48within 24 hours of 52the person’s identity and 56demographic information 58becoming known to the investigator. The request 65for the local law enforcement history check 72shall include any call-out history to the family’s residence81.

    82(2) For any persons residing in the household or additional subjects of the report that were not included in the initial 103record checks completed by the Florida Abuse Hotline, the child protective investigator shall request the Hotline to complete additional checks on these individuals 126within 24 hours of the person’s 132identity and demographic information 136becoming known 138to the investigator; and

    142(a) Perform a check of the Department’s statewide automated child welfare system for prior and/or current child protective investigations and/or ongoing services involvement with these persons.

    168(b) Request a local criminal history check from local law enforcement.

    179(c) Perform a Florida Clerk of the Courts search in the household member’s county of residence or a search of the Comprehensive Case Information System (CCIS), in cases when a placement is being considered.

    213(3) 214If the family has moved to Florida from another state within the past five (5) years, the child protective investigator shall contact the appropriate law enforcement and child protection agencies in the state where the family resided and request a criminal, including local, and abuse history check on all subjects and household members of the report.

    270Rulemaking 271Authority 27239.012, 27339.0121 FS. 275Law Implemented 27739.301 FS. 279History–New 5-4-06, Amended 12-31-14, 11-15-20.