PDFWAC 388-825-650

What does a character, competence, and suitability review include?

The contractor, entity, or hiring authority must review an individual's background to determine character, competence, and suitability to have unsupervised access to individuals with a developmental disability. In this review, the contractor, entity, or hiring authority must consider the following factors:
(1) The amount of time that has passed since a person was convicted or subject to a negative action;
(2) The seriousness of the crime or action that led to the conviction or finding;
(3) The number and types of other convictions in the person's background;
(4) The person's age at the time of conviction;
(5) Documentation indicating the person has successfully completed all court-ordered programs and restitution;
(6) The person's behavior since the conviction; and
(7) The vulnerability of those that would be under the person's care.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.020, 71A.12.030, 71A.12.040, 71A.12.050, 71A.12.110, 71A.12.161, 43.20A.710, and 43.43.837. WSR 23-07-130, § 388-825-650, filed 3/22/23, effective 4/22/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 74.08.090. WSR 15-09-068, recodified as § 388-825-650, filed 4/15/15, effective 5/16/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.12.030, 71A.12.120, 43.43.842, 74.39A.056, 43.20A.710. WSR 14-14-029, § 388-825-0650, filed 6/24/14, effective 7/25/14.]