42 U.S.C. § 12645g: Criminal history checks

Each entity selecting individuals to serve in a position in which the individuals receive a living allowance, stipend, national service educational award, or salary through a program receiving assistance under the national service laws, shall, subject to regulations and requirements established by the Corporation, conduct criminal history checks for such individuals. a name-based search of the National Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 1 and 1 See References in Text note below. a search of the State criminal registry or repository in the State in which the program is operating and the State in which the individual resides at the time of application; or submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history background check. refuses to consent to the criminal history check described in subsection (b); makes a false statement in connection with such criminal history check; is registered, or is required to be registered, on a State sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 1 or has been convicted of murder, as described in section 1111 of title 18 . a name-based search of the National Sex Offender Registry established under the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.); 1 a search of the State criminal registry or repository in the State in which the program is operating and the State in which the individual resides at the time of application; and submitting fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history background check. serves in a position in which the individual receives a living allowance, stipend, national service educational award, or salary through a program receiving assistance under the national service laws; and children age 17 years or younger; individuals age 60 years or older; or individuals with disabilities. where the service provided by individuals serving with the entity to a vulnerable population described in paragraph (2)(B) is episodic in nature or for a 1-day period; where the cost to the entity of complying with this subsection is prohibitive; where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise unable, under State law, to access the national criminal history background check system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; where the entity is not authorized, or is otherwise unable, under Federal law, to access the national criminal history background check system of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or to which the Corporation otherwise provides an exemption from this subsection for good cause.