Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-8-.02
Process For Criminal History Fingerprint Background Check
Effective Nov 14, 2025New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective March 5, 2001. Repealed and New Rule: Published September 30, 2024; effective November 14, 2024. Amended: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.Massage Therapy Licensing Board, Alabama
Applicant(s) for license(s) shall submit to the board the following for a criminal history background check to be completed:
A signed and notarized Application to Review Criminal History Record Information-SBI Form 46 from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) authorizing ALEA to release any and all criminal history information to the board. Results of the criminal background check will be returned to the board by ALEA.Two (2) completed FBI-approved FD-258 fingerprint cards, or an FBI-approved AFIS printout of an official applicant fingerprint card, which will be submitted, along with the release form, to ALEA to perform a state and national background check taken by an authorized law enforcement agency that has an FBI- issued ORI consistent with appendix B of SBI Form 46.A copy of a valid photo identification; valid photo identification must be one of the following:A valid, unexpired state-issued photo driver license or photo ID (non-driver) card.A valid, unexpired United States Citizenship and Immigration Service document which may include either:Certificate of Naturalization N-550Replacement Certificate of Naturalization N-570Special Certificate of Naturalization N-578Certificate of Citizenship N-560Replacement Certificate of Citizenship N-561A valid, unexpired United States Passport; ora valid, unexpired Foreign Passport which meets the following requirements:A foreign passport must contain a valid United States Visa or I-94 to be used as primary proof of identification; orA foreign passport, not issued in English, must be translated and accompanied by a Certificate of Accurate Translation. Passports are not acceptable if un- translated to English and/or expired.- f. The applicant for fingerprinting must review the Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights and Privacy Act Statement.
Author: Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-43A-6.
History: New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective March 5, 2001. Repealed and New Rule: Published September 30, 2024; effective November 14, 2024. Amended: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.