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KEEP YOUR CHURCH, YOUR VOLUNTEERS, AND THOSE YOU MINISTER TO SAFE BY CONDUCTING THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECKS


Conducting a background-check, in combination with other screening techniques, will go a long way to demonstrate that your church has been cautious in its selection practices. A background check is a valuable risk management and liability reduction tool. Church Volunteer Central is pleased to partner with
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LexisNexis to offer you discount background-check services.

We provide a wide range of customized information services to assist our members in making crucial decisions relevant to staffing situations, whether the position is paid or unpaid. The information reported varies based on the information reporting laws in individual states and counties. Click here for information on specific locations.

Please note that none of our background check packages includes a credit check. You can assure your volunteers that no information regarding their financial status will be revealed.

Let Them Know You Care!
When you have completed your background checks, download this certificate and display it proudly to let parents know they can trust their children to your care!

Getting Started

To get started ordering background checks, you’ll need to first set up an account with LexisNexis Risk Management, Inc. This is a one-time process, and can be completed in four simple steps:

Step 1

Download the Fax Cover Sheet and Account Activation Forms. Complete and print the forms (copy your Group Account Number from the Fax Cover Sheet to the Account Activation Form), initialing each page of the activation form and signing the last page.

Step 2 Gather the business verification documentation described in the fax cover form you printed in step 1.
Step 3 Fax the cover sheet, account activation form, and business documentation to LexisNexis at (901) 528-8114.
Step 4 Once the verification process is finalized, the Customer Administrator(s) will receive an email from LexisNexis within 5-6 business days inviting them to attend a phone training session. The training session is recommended in order to receive your user ID and password to place a background check order.

Again, you only need to go through those steps once to establish an account with LexisNexis.

Ordering Background Checks

Once your account is established, getting background checks is as easy as:

Step 1 Have each of your applicants/volunteers sign the Permission to Obtain a Background Check form. This form should be kept on file at your church for a minimum of five years to verify the approval. (Your state may require you to keep it longer—check with local counsel.) You will use information on the bottom of this information when place your order online.
Step 2 Select the appropriate screening package from our options below.
Step 3
Place your order!
When you click on the button to the right, you will be taken to the LexisNexis website. Login with the ClientID, User ID, and Password given to you by LexisNexis.

For help in using the LexisNexis website, click here to open the User's Guide.


Your membership in Church Volunteer Central
provides you with several package options:


Package 1 ($9.00 per search)

The National Criminal File Plus comprises a search of the Dept. of Public Safety, Dept. of Corrections, and Administrative Office of the Courts, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Sexual Offenders Registry, and the Dept. of Criminal Justice files and records, where available. Package includes Social Security Number Verification, which provides the name, date issued and state, as well as best available address history.

Package 2 ($23.00 per search)
Includes all of Package 1, plus one County (Cty) Seat Felony & Misdemeanor Search. Includes misdemeanor records at the primary court location (superior, circuit, county, common pleas). Reports may contain both felony and misdemeanor information if both offenses are stored and maintained in the same index file. This search will be conducted onsite in the selected county, and the price includes the court access fees except in the state of New York, which adds an additional $55.00. Additional counties may be added for $14 each (plus the additional access fee in the state of New York, for each additional name selected).

Package 3 ($23.00 per search)1
Includes all of Package 1, plus a Motor Vehicle Record, from the state in which the applicant is licensed. Depending upon the state, this may provide information such as dates of convictions, violations and accidents, sections violated, docket numbers, court locations, and accident report numbers.

Package 4 ($36.00 per search)1
Includes all of Packages 1, 2, and 3: the National Criminal File Plus, Social Security Verification, one County Seat Felony & Misdemeanor Search ($55 additional in the state of New York), and one state Motor Vehicle Record. Additional counties may be added for $14 each (plus the additional access fee in the state of New York).

Package 5 - Motor Vehicle Record ($15.00 per search)1
Includes a Motor Vehicle Report from the state where the applicant is licensed. Depending upon the state, this may provide information such as dates of convictions, violations and accidents, sections violated, docket numbers, court locations and accident report numbers. State access fees included in package price.

Ala Carte Item 6 - National Criminal File Only ($6.00 per search)
Instant online reference of the National Criminal File including Sexual Offender Registry listings. Also provides best available address history.

Ala Carte Item 7 - Social Security Number Verification Only ($3.00 per search)
Social Security Number verification of additional names of the individual being checked through the National Criminal File Plus database for $3.00 per alias selected.

Ala Carte Item 8 - Credit Report ($7.50 per search)
Instantly reports credit information. Provides credit history through a national credit bureau. Pulling a credit report for volunteer/employment purposes does NOT affect the individual’s credit report or score.

Ala Carte Item 9 - Federal Felony & Misdemeanor Report ($14.00 per search)
This is a criminal records search conducted at a single U.S. District Court within a federal judicial district. U.S. District Courts are trial courts for matters involving federal law. These are cases that involve the government, a violation of the constitution, or a controversy that crosses state lines. Criminal cases landing in federal court are initiated by the government through a U.S. attorney, in coordination with a federal law enforcement agency and with the acceptance by the grand jury. Federal crimes are not registered in the state criminal records that comprise our basic packages 1-4. While federal crimes are more rare—they are also more significant.

Ala Carte Item 10 - OFAC "Terrorist Watch" Search ($1.00 per search)
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national security goals against targeted foreign countries, terrorists, international narcotics traffickers, and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Ala Carte Item 11 - Education Verification ($8.00 per search)
If the position requires that applicants have a certain level of education, you can search for the highest level required. This search provides verification of any completed degree, directly from the educational institution.

Ala Carte Item 12 - Former/Present Employment Verification ($8.00 per search)
This search will verify with the organization(s) you specify whether the applicant is or was employed by them, the dates, and the applicant’s title.

These package orders will be billed to your Group account.

1 Certain states may require state-specific forms for motor vehicle reports. If one of these states is selected during the order process you will be notified by LexisNexis and instructed in how to provide the forms needed to complete the order.


>> See Fair Credit Reporting Act requirements on background checks <<



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