# Iowa Code § 533.106A: Background investigations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.106A

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 533.106A
- **Heading:** Background investigations
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.106A

## Text

(1) The credit union division may conduct a background investigation on an applicant for employment with the division. The division shall inform an applicant that the position requires a background investigation and shall obtain the applicant’s written authorization prior to conducting the investigation.

(2) The background investigation may include, without limitation, a review of at least the following subjects:

(2) (a) Work history and educational credentials.

(2) (b) Financial review.

(2) (c) Criminal history data, including a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation.

(3) If a background investigation is conducted, the applicant shall provide the applicant’s fingerprints to the credit union division. The division shall provide the fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation.

(4) An employee of the credit union division may be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation at least once every five years, or whenever circumstances arise giving the division reason to believe that the employee has been arrested, charged, or indicted for a crime as described in section 533.106, subsection 6.

(5) The credit union division shall pay the actual cost of the background investigation, including fingerprinting and the national criminal history check, if any.

(6) The results of a background investigation, including a criminal history check, shall not be considered a public record under chapter 22.

2018 Acts, ch 1123, §6, 7

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 533.101 Title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.101.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.102 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.102.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.103 Credit union division created.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.103.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.104 Superintendent of credit unions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.104.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.105 Deputy superintendent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.105.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.106 Employees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.106.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.106A Background investigations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.106A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.107 Credit union review board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.107.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.108 Records of credit union division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.108.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.109 Insurance and surety bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.109.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.110 Reimbursement of expenses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.110.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.111 Expenses of the credit union division.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.111.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.112 Annual and individual fees examination fees delinquencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.112.md)
- [Iowa Code § 533.113 Examinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXIII_C533_S533.113.md)

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