Florida Statutes Title XXXI Chapter 435 - Employment Screening

• 435.01 - Applicability Of This Chapter; Statutory References; Rulemaking.
  (1)(a) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever a background screening for employment or a background security check is required by law to be conducted pursuant to...
• 435.02 - Definitions.
  For the purposes of this chapter, the term:(1) “Agency” means any state, county, or municipal agency that grants licenses or registration permitting the operation of an...
• 435.03 - Level 1 Screening Standards.
  (1) All employees required by law to be screened pursuant to this section must undergo background screening as a condition of employment and continued employment which...
• 435.04 - Level 2 Screening Standards.
  (1)(a) All employees required by law to be screened pursuant to this section must undergo security background investigations as a condition of employment and continued employment...
• 435.05 - Requirements For Covered Employees And Employers.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, the following requirements apply to covered employees and employers:(1)(a) Every person required by law to be screened pursuant to this...
• 435.06 - Exclusion From Employment.
  (1) If an employer or agency has reasonable cause to believe that grounds exist for the denial or termination of employment of any employee as a...
• 435.07 - Exemptions From Disqualification.
  Unless otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this section apply to exemptions from disqualification for disqualifying offenses revealed pursuant to background screenings required under...
• 435.08 - Payment For Processing Of Fingerprints And State Criminal Records Checks.
  The employer or the employee is responsible for paying the costs of screening. Payment shall be submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement with the...
• 435.09 - Confidentiality Of Personnel Background Check Information.
  No criminal or juvenile information obtained under this section may be used for any purpose other than determining whether persons meet the minimum standards for...
• 435.10 - Sharing Of Personnel Information Among Employers.
  Every employer of employees covered by this chapter shall furnish copies of personnel records for employees or former employees to any other employer requesting this...
• 435.11 - Penalties.
  (1) It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person willfully, knowingly, or intentionally to:(a) Fail,...
• 435.12 - Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.
  (1) The Agency for Health Care Administration in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement shall create a secure web-based system, which shall be known as...

Last modified: September 23, 2016