Owner’s and Supplier’s Duty to Investigate Job Applicants

PURPOSE: This rule establishes licensees’ duty to investigate background of job applicants. (1) The holder of a Class A or Class B license or supplier’s license shall investigate the background and qualifications of all applicants for jobs. No licensee may solely rely on the commission’s granting an occupational license as the sole criterion for hiring a job applicant. AUTHORITY: sections 313.004, 313.805, 313.807, and 313.812, RSMo 2000 and section 313.800, RSMo Supp. 2007.* Emergency rule filed Sept. 1, 1993, effective Sept. 20, 1993, expired Jan. 17, 1994. Emergency rule filed Jan. 5, 1994, effective Jan. 18, 1994, expired Jan. 30, 1994. Original rule filed Sept. 1, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Amended: Filed May 13, 1998, effective Oct. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Dec. 3, 2007, effective May 30, 2008. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994; 313.800, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2005; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2000; 313.807, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 2000; and 313.812, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2000.