LD 1754
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LR 2642
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(2) The court shall request a background check for each
prospective adoptive parent who is not the biological parent
of the child. The background check must include a screening
for child abuse cases in the records of the department and
criminal history record information obtained from the Maine
Criminal Justice Information System and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.

 
(i) The criminal history record information obtained
from the Maine Criminal Justice Information System must
include a record of Maine conviction data.

 
(ii) The criminal history record information obtained
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation must include
other state and national criminal history record
information.

 
(iii) Each prospective parent who is not the
biological parent of the child shall submit to having
fingerprints taken. The State Police, upon receipt of
the fingerprint card, may charge the court for the
expenses incurred in processing state and national
criminal history record checks. The State Police shall
take or cause to be taken the applicant's fingerprints
and shall forward the fingerprints to the State Bureau
of Identification so that the bureau can conduct state
and national criminal history record checks. Except
for the portion of the payment, if any, that
constitutes the processing fee charged by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, all money received by the
State Police for purposes of this paragraph must be
paid over to the Treasurer of State. The money must be
applied to the expenses of administration incurred by
the Department of Public Safety.

 
(iv) The subject of a Federal Bureau of Investigation
criminal history record check may obtain a copy of the
criminal history record check by following the
procedures outlined in 28 Code of Federal Regulations,
Sections 16.32 and 16.33. The subject of a state
criminal history record check may inspect and review
the criminal history record information pursuant to
Title 16, section 620.

 
(v) State and federal criminal history record
information may be used by the court for the purpose of
screening prospective adoptive parents in determining
whether the adoption is in the best interests of the
child.


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