Section 925A - Grounds for substantiation(a) If a person responds to the Division and requests a hearing in the Family Court before being entered on the Registry, as provided in § 924 of this title, the Division shall, unless the automatic stay provisions of § 927 of this title apply, file in the Family Court no later than 45 days after receipt of the written request, or in the case of a child, no later than 45 days after the notice of intent to substantiate was sent to the child, a Petition for Substantiation which requests that the Court substantiate the abuse or neglect and enter the person on the Child Protection Registry at a Child Protection Level designated by the Court.(b) The Petition for Substantiation must be filed in the county in which the alleged incident leading to the Petition occurred.(c) The Family Court may, upon motion by the Division or sua sponte, enter an order that places the person on the Registry at a designated Child Protection Level pending a final order on the Petition for Substantiation. (d) If the Family Court finds that the person has not committed an act of abuse or neglect based on the same incident as alleged in the Notice of Intent to Substantiate, the person may not be entered on the Registry for that incident, and the Department shall indicate in its internal information system that the incident is unsubstantiated. (e) If a child welfare proceeding is pending in which the Department has requested a finding of abuse or neglect against a party and entry on the Registry for the same incident, the Family Court shall decide the issues of substantiation and entry on the Registry as provided in § 926 of this title without the necessity of a response to the notice of intent to substantiate or a separate Petition for Substantiation. (f) If the Department fails to file a Petition for Substantiation within 45 days of receipt of a person's written request for a hearing as provided in § 924 of this title and a child welfare proceeding based on the same incident of abuse or neglect is not pending, the person may not be entered on the Child Protection Registry for the incident of abuse or neglect indicated in the notice of intent to substantiate. Amended by Laws 2021, ch. 228,s 1, eff. 9/30/2021.Added by Laws 2013, ch. 314,s 1, eff. 1/11/2015.