Youth Transport Companies | Division of Licensing and Background Checks

Youth Transportation Companies

Utah Code 62A-2-101(51) defines a Youth Transportation Company as “any person that transports a child for payment to or from a congregate care program in Utah” not including a relative of the child, a state agency, or an employee of the congregate care program (who transports the child to or from the program with which they are employed).

Youth Transportation Programs are required by Utah Code 62A-2-128 to register with the Office of Licensing.

Youth Transportation Programs are required by Office of Licensing Rule R501-1-26(7) to register with the Office of Licensing and submit criminal background screenings for all transporters.

A list of currently-registered Youth Transportation Companies may be found here.

Registration process

1. Begin the registration process by filling out the online Youth Transportation Services Registration Application

2. Two working days after submitting the application, pay the $500 registration fee on the Payment Gateway.

Required documentation

Background screenings

Background screenings will be done through DACS (Direct Access Clearance System)

1. Submit clearance worksheets for all Utah transport staff. A copy of the applicant’s ID and social security card MUST be included.

2. The background screening fee is $42.25 per screening. Make a background check payment here. Select your facility and fill in the box for Youth Transportation Services Background Check Fee. You must indicate the name(s) of the person(s) applying for the background check in the details box.

3. Fingerprints may be done one of the following ways:

a. For those that are in Utah: Obtain a Fingerprint Authorization form from the Office of Licensing and take it to an authorized Livescan location to do electronic fingerprints.

b. For those that are not in Utah: Submit two rolled fingerprint cards (done on cards obtained by the applicant at a local public safety office
or fingerprinting location in the applicant’s state of origin)

Fingerprint cards must be mailed to:

DHHS Office of Licensing

195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116