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When I request a criminal record check, do I get an all states check (FBI check)?
No, you get just a New Hampshire check.
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Are the records in New Hampshire’s Central Repository public information?
No, it is confidential information, released only by the record holders’ permission.
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How long is criminal history record information stored at the Central Repository?
A record is stored indefinitely, unless it is annulled.
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How can I annul my record?
New Hampshire RSA 651:5 regulates the annulment of criminal history record information. You may request a Petition to Annul from the court of jurisdiction.
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What qualifies me to receive a criminal history record check at a reduced fee rate?
You must be a volunteer for a non-profit organization and work with either children, the disabled or the elderly. All three criteria must be met.
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The law says that "designated" volunteers should go through the criminal background process. What defines a "designated volunteer"?
There is no statutory definition of "designated volunteer." New Hampshire State Police suggests, as a benchmark, that if a volunteer is left alone with a child, the volunteer should go through the complete background process.
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Can SAUs, school districts, and charter schools share the results of an employee/volunteer background check?
No. If the applicant has no criminal history, the hiring agency must destroy any information received by the State Police within 24 hours. If a record exists, the information must be destroyed within 30 days.
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I want to substitute in multiple school districts; do I have to pay each district for a criminal background check?
No. The applicant can initiate the criminal background check in one school district, and then submit a written request to the State Police Criminal Records Unit explaining he/she wants to substitute in other school districts, and identify those districts. The State Police will send a letter back to the applicant, who has 14 days from the date of that letter to bring it to the other school districts, who then will accept it with the same authority as going through the process with that district.
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How long is an applicant’s criminal record check valid?
Only the moment you receive it.
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If the law says that the information received from the State Police must be destroyed, how will I be able to keep a record?
The statute does not say you cannot keep your own records.
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If an applicant has no criminal history, is it assured there is no threat to the students?
No, it only indicates that the applicant has not been caught engaging in an illegal act. Simply put, do not rely solely on a State Police record check.
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Can existing employees be required to submit to a criminal background check?
No, only new applicants.
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If the New Hampshire State Police notifies that an applicant has a criminal conviction (not under Section V), can I ask the specifics of the conviction(s)?
Not of the State Police, but you certainly can ask the applicant.
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Can I request just a New Hampshire criminal conviction record?
No, the statute mandates a FBI check.
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