Municipalities Background Check

Southeastern Background Services (SBS) delivers essential services such as criminal record checks and sex offender screenings. Municipalities often perform background checks on coaches and volunteers to protect children and vulnerable groups, sustain community trust, adhere to regulations, mitigate legal risks, and ensure that qualified individuals are in charge.

Can municipalities be held liable for not performing thorough background checks on coaches and volunteers? Yes, negligence lawsuits may arise if incidents involve individuals who should have been disqualified by background checks. Moreover, such lapses can damage the city’s reputation.

Are volunteers treated differently from employees when conducting background checks? While volunteers often undergo less stringent checks, SBS recommends applying the same level of scrutiny to all individuals. The degree of scrutiny varies based on roles, with an emphasis on criminal history for positions involving vulnerable groups.

Users of Consumer Reports Must Have a Permissible Purpose: Congress mandates permissible purposes for obtaining consumer reports to safeguard privacy under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Municipalities must comply with FCRA guidelines, including notifying individuals if disqualifying information is found during background checks and providing the individual with a copy of the report.