(1) The background check information considered by the executive director of DSB or designee will include, but is not limited to, conviction records, pending charges, and civil adjudications as defined in RCW 43.43.830.

(2) The background information must be used by executive director of DSB or designee to determine the character, competence, and suitability of the applicants and service providers to have unsupervised access to vulnerable individuals and youth.

(3) Background information that was the subject of a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent procedure will not disqualify any applicants, contractors, and service providers from having unsupervised access to vulnerable individuals and youth.

(4) Results of a background check may be discoverable pursuant to the rules of civil discovery, or subject to disclosure pursuant to a public records request.