Conducting Criminal Record Checks in District of Columbia

In the District of Columbia, it is unlawful for any person to require the production of any arrest record at the expense of the person to whom the record relates.

The Criminal Background Checks for the Protection of Children Act of 2004 requires that an applicant who is under consideration for paid employment by a covered child or youth services provider; an applicant who is under consideration for voluntary service in an unsupervised position by a covered child or youth services provider; an employee of a covered child or youth services provider; and a volunteer who serves a covered child or youth services provider in an unsupervised position must be notified of and required to undergo criminal background checks unless the individual has an active federal security clearance.