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MOHAVE CO MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ORDINANCE NO.97-1 RECORDING FEE 0.00
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,MOHAVE COUNTY,
ARIZONA,REQUIRING FINGERPRINTING AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
OF: (1) ALL CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE FINGERPRINTS;AND(2)ALL PROSPECTIVE COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS,the Mohave County Board of Supervisors has statutory authority under Arizona Revised
Statutes (A.R.S.) § 11-251.05 to adopt ordinances and has statutory oversight authority over appointments to
positions with Mohave County,pursuant to various statutes,including A.R.S. §§ 11-409 and 14-5601; and
WHEREASIhe Mohave County Board of Supervisors has determined that it will be in the best interest
of the public and the County and it will promote the public health,safety,and welfare to inquire into the character
and past criminal conduct of(1)all current County employees who have not previously been required to provide
fingerprints,and(2)all prospective County employees; and
WHEREAS,the Arizona Department of Public Safety maintains a Central State Repository pursuant
to A.R.S. § 41-1750 for the purpose of collecting, storing, and disseminating complete and accurate Arizona
criminal history records and related criminal justice information concerning arrests and convictions of persons
for criminal offenses in Arizona; and
WHEREAS,the Arizona Department of Public Safety is authorized by A.R.S. § 41-1750(G)(2)to
provide criminal history record information and other criminal justice information to Mohave County for its use
in evaluating the fitness of current and prospective employees,contract employees,volunteers, and licensees,
upon submission of the subject's fingerprints and the prescribed fee, and pursuant to an Ordinance identifying
the specific categories of current and prospective employees,contractors,volunteers, and licensees affected,and
WHEREAS, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is authorized pursuant to Public Law 92-544 to
exchange records with officials of state and local governments for the purpose of employment or licensure,
NOW THEREFORE THE MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,PURSUANT TO
ITS POWERS SET FORTH IN A.R.S. § 11-251.05, HEREBY ENACTS THE FOLLOWING
ORDINANCE REQUIRING FINGERPRINTING AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION:
Section A. The following persons shall provide a full set of fingerprints to Mohave County for the
purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Arizona Department of Public Safety and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
(1) all current County employees who have not previously been required to provide fingerprints,and
(2) all prospective County employees.
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Mohave County shall forward those fingerprints,accompanied by the appropriate fee,to the Arizona Department
of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Arizona Department
of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1750 and P. L. 92-544. The
Arizona Department of Public Safety is authorized to exchange this fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Section B. Pursuant to A.R.S. §41-1750(Q),criminal history record information obtained pursuant
to this Ordinance and A.R.S. §41-1750 shall be used only for the purpose of evaluating the fitness of the current
and prospective employees,contractors,volunteers and licensees, identified in this Ordinance,and the existence
or nonexistence of criminal history record information shall not be confirmed to any individual or agency not
authorized to receive the information itself.
Section C. This Ordinance shall be effective thirty-one(31)days following the date upon which
it is adopted by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County,Arizona,this 19 day
of May , 1997.
MOHAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
�o�°\IISOR.',ICarol Anderson,Chairperson
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