(a) To obtain the results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check or a central registry background check for the pre-placement portion of an adoption evaluation, the adoptive parents, the adoptive parents' attorney, or you must request them.
(b) A fingerprint-based criminal history background check must include a criminal history check from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This check must be requested from DPS.
(c) A central registry background check must be requested from the department by completing the appropriate Centralized Background Check Unit (CBCU) form that is available on the department's website.
Source Note: The provisions of this §735.501 adopted to be effective March 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 1489; transferred effective May 1, 2018, as published in the Texas Register April 13, 2018, 43 TexReg 2289