WAC 388-454-0006 The department makes background checks on adults who are acting in place of a parent without court-ordered custody.

1. We check your background when you ask for TANF or SFA benefits for a child who:

   1. Is not related to you; and

   2. Lives with you but you do not have a court order that gives you legal custody of the child.

2. A child who is not related to you cannot receive TANF/SFA benefits while living with you until we have completed a background check and the results of the background check meet the criteria in subsection (3) through (5).

3. A child who is not related to you cannot receive benefits while living with you if:

   1. You have been convicted of a crime listed in WAC 388-06-0170; or

   2. You have been convicted of a crime listed in WAC 388-06-0180 within the last five years.

4. We review your background when you have been convicted of a crime listed in WAC 388-06-0180 more than five years ago to determine your character, suitability, and competence to receive benefits for a child not related to you.  We consider the following factors:

   1. The amount of time that has passed since you were convicted;

   2. The seriousness of the crime that led to the conviction;

   3. The number and types of convictions in your background; and

   4. Your age at the time of the conviction.

5. When you have a conviction for a crime other than those listed in WAC 388-06-0170 or WAC 388-06-0180 we review your background as described in subsection (4) above.

6. Expunged or sealed conviction records do not count against you.