Conducting Criminal Record Checks in Alaska

Prior to the issuance of a teaching certificate by the education department, applicants are required to undergo a criminal background check.

Persons applying for a license to drive a school bus for the public school system must submit information sufficient to complete a background check, including a fingerprint check.

National criminal history checks are required for determining a person's qualifications for a license, permit, registration, employment, or position.

Nursing homes and assisted living homes may not employ an individual unless the individual, before beginning employment, provides to the facility (1) a sworn statement as to whether he has been convicted of an offense listed in the department's regulations, (2) the results of a name-check criminal background investigation that was completed by the Department of Public Safety no more than 30 days before he is hired, and (3) two full sets of his fingerprints. The facility must submit the fingerprints to the Department of Public Safety within 30 days after hiring, to be sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check.