Free Technical Assistance to Tribes on Conducting Criminal Background Checks

CILS is pleased to announce that it is now offering free technical assistance to tribes interested in or conducting criminal background checks on prospective families who want to become a tribally licensed home for tribal member children being placed outside their home by County Protective Services (CPS). CILS can provide information and guidance on:

 Completing the California Department of Justice (DOJ) forms to access Criminal Offender Record Information;
 Conducting Child Abuse Central Index checks;
 Accessing list of “non-exemptible” crimes that require denying an application for placement;
 When and how a tribe may exempt crimes that are not “non-exemptible”;
 Provide a sample resolution to submit with the tribe’s DOJ applications;
 Sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the tribe, may consider in working with its local CPS;
 Policies the tribe should consider in operating its criminal background check program.

Please submit your questions to TribalCriminalBackgroundcheck@calindian.org.

This service is being provided through funding from the California Department of Social Services.