(1)  If a city requests the division to conduct a criminal background check under Section 72-10-602, the division shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 72-10-603

  • City: means a municipality of the first class, as defined under Section 10-2-301, that:
(a) is authorized by statute to operate an airport; and
(b) operates an airport with greater than 10 million annual passengers. See Utah Code 72-10-601
  • Division: means the Criminal Investigation and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety, established in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 72-10-601
  • Ground transportation service: means transporting passengers for hire or as a courtesy in connection with a business over public streets pursuant to a license with the city. See Utah Code 72-10-601
  • Ground transportation service provider: includes :
    (i) a taxicab driver;
    (ii) a limousine or luxury car driver;
    (iii) a bus or minibus driver, except a driver of a transit vehicle, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802;
    (iv) a courtesy vehicle or hotel vehicle driver;
    (v) a special transportation vehicle driver who transports persons with a disability; and
    (vi) a van driver. See Utah Code 72-10-601
    (a)  release to the city the full record of criminal convictions for the ground transportation service provider who is the subject of the background check;

    (b)  if requested by the city, seek additional information from regional or national criminal data files in conducting the criminal background check;

    (c)  maintain a separate file of fingerprints submitted under Section 72-10-602; and

    (d)  notify the requesting city when a new entry is made against a ground transportation service provider whose fingerprints are held in the file.
  • (2) 

    (a)  Each city requesting a criminal background check shall pay to the division the cost of:

    (i)  maintaining the separate file of fingerprints under Subsection (1); and

    (ii)  conducting a criminal background check under Section 72-10-602, including costs charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other entity for conducting a national criminal background check, if requested by a city.

    (b)  The cost borne by a city under Subsection (2)(a) may be covered by fees charged to a ground transportation service provider who is the subject of the background check.

    Enacted by Chapter 137, 2006 General Session