Pennsylvania Code
Title 52 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Part I - Public Utility Commission
Subpart B - Carriers of Passengers or Property
Chapter 31 - MOTOR CARRIER PROPERTY AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS IN USE
Section 31.134 - Criminal history

(a) Criminal history record required. A household goods carrier may not permit a person to provide moving services in a shipper's dwelling until it has obtained and reviewed a criminal history record from the Pennsylvania State Police and from every other state in which the person resided for the last 12 months. For current employees, carriers must obtain a criminal history record by November 9, 2006.

(b) Frequency of record check. Following receipt of the initial criminal history record, a household goods carrier shall obtain and review a criminal history record for each employee providing moving services from the Pennsylvania State Police every 2 years from the date of the last criminal history check.

(c) Disqualification. A household goods carrier may not permit a person to provide moving services in a shipper's dwelling when the person was convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor under the laws of the Commonwealth or under the laws of another jurisdiction, to the extent the conviction relates adversely to that person's suitability to provide service safely and legally.

(d) Record retention. A copy of the criminal history shall be maintained by the household goods carrier for at least 3 years.