Rhode Island General Laws 40-13.2-3.1. CANTS (Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System) check – Operators and employees
Any person seeking to operate a facility which is, or is required to be, licensed or registered with the department or who is seeking employment, if the employment involves supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children or involves routine contact with a child or children without the presence of other employees in any facility which is, or is required to be, licensed or registered with the department or who is seeking such employment at the training school for youth shall, after acceptance by the employer of the affidavit required by § 40-13.2-3, apply to the appropriate agency for a CANTS (child abuse and neglect tracking system) check. The department is authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations to impose such fees or charges as may be appropriate to implement the provisions of this section.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 411, § 2; P.L. 2011, ch. 151, art. 17, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 40-13.2-3.1
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6