Background Checks
Each volunteer (PA Residents and Non-PA Residents) is required to complete a Volunteer PA Resident Affidavit that you can find in the KPETS Folder given out at Orientation.
All new volunteers are required to complete and submit the clearances as a part of the registration process.
Clearances are valid for five years from date of issue and will need to be resubmitted as they expire.
ALL KPETS Volunteers (regardless of state)
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check (form SP4-164) (https://epatch.state.pa.us/)
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (form CY-113) (https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis) FYI: Use the Individual Login option NOT the Organization Login option
- The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Fingerprinting
- FOR PA:
- IF you have lived in PA for ten years, it is optional. However, some schools and facilities we visit may require it.
- If you have not lived in PA for ten year, this is mandatory.
- For MD Residents
- The FBI criminal history check is mandatory.
- FBI Procedure: