Ohio Code § 2151.904
Ohio Code § 2151.904. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2151.904.
(A) Before a qualified organization provides for hosting of a child with a host family
and every four years thereafter, a prospective host family and all other persons eighteen
years of age or older who reside in the host family's home shall request, and shall
provide to the qualified organization the results of, the following for the host family
and all other persons eighteen years of age or older who reside in the home: (1) A criminal records check, as defined under division (G) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code , and information from the federal bureau of investigation, as part of the criminal
records check, including fingerprint-based checks of national crime information databases
as described in 42 U.S.C. 671 ; (2) A background check in the central registry of abuse and neglect of this state from
the department of children and youth. (B) A person subject to division (A) of this section may request the criminal records
check and information required under division (A)(1) of this section from either of
the following: (1) The superintendent of the bureau of criminal identification and investigation; (2) Any entity authorized, on behalf of the person, to request the superintendent to
conduct the criminal records check and provide the information. (C) If a person subject to division (A) of this section fails to provide the results
of the criminal records and background checks and the information required under that
division to the qualified organization, the organization shall not authorize hosting
with the host family.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2151.904
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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