Who may do a background check under the Child and Adult Abuse Information Act?
Businesses, organizations and others in the state of Washington, who educate, train, treat, supervise house or provide recreation to children under sixteen years of age, developmentally disabled persons or vulnerable adults may do a background check on prospective employees, volunteers, or adoptive parents. The background check is for initial employment or engagement decisions only. The requesting agency must notify the applicant of the WSP Identification and Criminal History Section’s response. Background checks on existing employees should be done through the Criminal Records Privacy Act, RCW 10.97. For additional information check: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.
