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Clarification on Nonprofits Eligible for Free or Reduced Fingerprint Background Checks

As stated in our August e-news, nonprofits conducting criminal background checks as a component of staff screening should be aware that Fieldprint, Inc. has been selected as the State of Oregon's Fingerprint Capture and Transmission Services provider.

Legislation passed last year requires digital submission of fingerprint-based screening materials to the state police.

Some non-profit organizations may qualify for a fee reduction.

If your organization has a non-profit 501 (c) status and meets all of the following criteria, you may want to contact the Clearinghouse Unit for further instructions.

  1. The person you are conducting a background check on must be a volunteer.
  2. The person you are conducting a background check on must be mentoring or tutoring a youth, dependent person or elderly person.
  3. The person you are conducting a background check on must be in the mentoring or tutoring relationship with the youth, dependent person or elderly person for typically nine months or longer.
  4. The person you are conducting background checks on must be in a ONE-to-ONE relationship with the youth, dependent person or elderly person. (The relationship cannot be in a group setting). 

(A youth is a person who has not attained 18 years of age. A dependent person is a person who, because of physical or mental disability, or medical disability due to alcohol or drug dependence, needs mentoring or tutoring programs. An elderly person is a person 65 years of age or older.)

For additional information relating to fee reductions and the Oregon State Police Identification Services Section Clearing House Unit please review this document.

For additional questions, you may contact Dion Kerlee, OPBC Procurement Analyst, Business Services for the State of Oregon at (503) 378-816  or [email protected]. 

For your convenience, here are copies of the legislation in question:


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