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All local Little Leagues are required to conduct background checks on managers, coaches, board of directors members and any other persons, volunteers or hired workers, who provide regular service to the league and/or have repetitive access to, or contact with, players or teams. Individuals are also required to complete and submit a Little League Volunteer Application to their local league. Select from the links below to learn more about this vital aspect of Little League’s mission.
Choicepoint
Important Notice on Background Checks for Little Leagues
Little League International has contracted with ChoicePoint to provide local leagues with a special Internet site that allows members to search a criminal records database of more than 200 million criminal records - instantly. This site provides searches of available criminal records from various repository sources and state level Sex Offender Registries across the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Though Little League International requires members to search a minimum of the Department of Justice National Sex Offender Registry, this special Internet site includes state level Sex Offender search for all 50 states including the District of Columbia and may uncover violent criminals who could pose potential danger to players and associates. Therefore, Little League International encourages the use of this service offered by ChoicePoint.
In order to assist local leagues, Little League International has teamed up with ChoicePoint to provide each chartered U.S. league with 125 free searches. Also, any additional searches above 125 that may be necessary for each league will be available at a reduced cost per search. Effective in 2007, the local league must conduct a nationwide search that contains the applicable government sex offender registry data. A check conducted only in one state no longer meets the minimum requirements of the regulations.
The background checks done via the ChoicePoint Internet database exceeds the requirements set forth in Regulation I(c)9 of the Little League Official Regulations and Playing Rules for all states.
Note: A letter, which includes a copy of the completed background screening report & Summary of Rights, will be sent to every volunteer where a criminal record from the public records database is reported to your local Little League. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), you must obtain authorization from the applicant before performing a background check. Failure to comply with FCRA requirements imposes civil liability.
Sex offender registry data in a few states is obtained through a Name-Only-Search and uses no other identifiers such as date of birth and/or social security number. It is very important to notify all volunteers that if a criminal record is identified in any of these states that use Name-Only-Searches, that person will receive a report from ChoicePoint showing that his/her name was identified on a criminal record. Please note, this may or may not be the person for whom the league is conducting a background check.
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