(C)

1. (1) The treasurer of state may deny employment to or terminate the employment of an individual who is the subject of a criminal records check conducted pursuant to a request made under division (A) of this section if either of the following applies:

   1. (a) The individual fails to do any of the following:

      1. (i) Complete the form prescribed pursuant to division (C)(1) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code;
      2. (ii) Provide a set of the individual's fingerprint impressions on the standard impression sheet prescribed pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 109.572 of the Revised Code.
   2. (b) The individual has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any offense involving or relating to fraud, deceit, or theft.

2. (2) In determining whether to take any employment action, up to and including termination, with respect to an individual who is a current employee for the reason listed in division (C)(1)(b) of this section, the treasurer of state shall afford the current employee a due process review. In a review under this division, the treasurer of state shall consider all of the following factors:

   1. (a) The current employee's age at the time of the offense;
   2. (b) The nature and seriousness of the offense;
   3. (c) The circumstances under which the offense was committed;
   4. (d) The degree to which the current employee participated in the offense;
   5. (e) The time elapsed since the current employee was fully discharged from imprisonment or probation for the offense, if the person was sentenced to imprisonment or placed on probation for it, or since the current employee was fully discharged from any other sanction or penalty imposed for the offense;
   6. (f) The likelihood that the circumstances leading to the offense will recur;
   7. (g) Whether the current employee is a repeat offender;
   8. (h) The current employee's employment record with the treasurer of state;
   9. (i) The current employee's efforts at rehabilitation and the results of those efforts;
   10. (j) Whether at the time of the review, any criminal proceedings are pending against the current employee;
   11. (k) Whether the current employee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any felony or misdemeanor offense set forth in the Revised Code that is not listed in division (C)(1)(b) of this section and that bears a direct and substantial relationship to the duties and responsibilities of the position the current employee holds in the office of the treasurer of state;
   12. (l) Any other extenuating circumstances relating to the current employee or the offense.
3. (3) If the treasurer of state conducts a review under division (C)(2) of this section, the treasurer of state shall prepare a written report of the review and shall provide a copy of the written report to the current employee who is the subject of the review.

(F) Nothing in this section precludes, or shall be construed as precluding, any of the following:

1. (1) Any public official other than the treasurer of state from conducting or having conducted a criminal records check of any individual, in any manner authorized under law;
2. (2) The treasurer of state from conducting or having conducted a criminal records check other than in accordance with this section, in any manner otherwise authorized under law.

(G) As used in this section:

1. (1) "Criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code.
2. (2) "Public official" has the same meaning as in section 2921.01 of the Revised Code.