§ 2540.204 What are the components of a National Service Criminal History Check?

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Title 45 CFR: Public Welfare › Chapter XXV: CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE › Part 2540: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Subpart B: Requirements Directly Affecting the Selection and Treatment of Participants › § 2540.204: § 2540.204 What are the components of a National Service Criminal History Check?

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(a) Unless CNCS approves a waiver under § 2540.207, for each individual in a position specified in § 2540.201, grantees or subgrantees must, obtain:

(1) A nationwide check of the National Sex Offender Public website through

NSOPW.gov;

(2) A check of the State criminal history record repository or agency-designated alternative for the individual's State of residence and State of service; and

(3) A fingerprint-based check of the FBI criminal history record database through the State criminal history record repository or agency-approved vendor.

(b) One way for grant recipients or subrecipients to obtain and document the required components of the National Service History Check is through the use of agency-approved vendors.

[86 FR 11147, Feb. 24, 2021]

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