Kansas Statutes 58-4127. Fingerprints; criminal history record check
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-4127
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Board: means the real estate appraisal board established pursuant to the provisions of this act. See Kansas Statutes 58-4102
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Real estate: means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any. See Kansas Statutes 58-4102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(a) The real estate appraisal board may require the following individuals to be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check:
(1) An individual applying for: (A) An original license or certification; (B) licensure by reciprocity or endorsement; or (C) renewal of a license or certification; or
(2) a currently licensed or certified individual, if necessary, to investigate a complaint or if required by the appraisal subcommittee.
(b) The fingerprints shall be used to identify the individual and to determine whether the individual has a record of criminal history in this state or other jurisdiction. The board is authorized to submit the fingerprints to the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation for a state and national criminal history record check. The board may use the information obtained from the fingerprinting and the individual’s criminal history for purposes of verifying the identification of any individual and in the official determination of the qualifications and fitness of the individual to be issued, to maintain or to renew a license or certification.
(c) Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist the board in taking and processing fingerprints of individuals as required by this section and shall release all records of adult convictions to the board. Local law enforcement officers and agencies may charge a fee as reimbursement for expenses incurred in taking and processing fingerprints under this section.
(d) The board may fix and collect a fee in an amount necessary to reimburse the board for the cost of fingerprinting and the criminal history record check. The board is hereby authorized to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to such fee.
(e) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the state certified and licensed real property appraisers act.