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Miami-Dade narcotics detector canine Franky, who came out of retirement to give a demonstration, sniffs for marijuana in Miami on Dec. 6, 2011.
By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
The use of a drug-sniffing dog by police outside of a home where they suspected drugs were being grown constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, the Supreme Court said in a decision handed down Tuesday.
The case, Florida v. Jardines, dealt with whether police could use trained canines to investigate the immediate surroundings of a home for drugs they suspected were being grown inside, but could not see.
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Officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department approached Joelis Jardines’ home with a drug dog in 2006 after receiving a tip that marijuana was being grown in the house. The animal alerted officers to the presence of marijuana in the house, after which officers obtained a search warrant and discovered the plants.
The justices affirmed the Supreme Court of Florida’s decision to suppress the evidence by a 5-4 vote. Justice Antonin Scalia delivered the court’s opinion.
“To find a visitor knocking on the door is routine (even if sometimes unwelcome); to spot that same visitor exploring the front path with a metal detector, or marching his bloodhound into the garden before saying hello and asking permission, would inspire most of us to – well, call the police,” Scalia wrote.
This is the second of two police dog cases the court has delivered opinions on this term, both originating in Florida. In a February decision in the other case, Florida v. Harris, the court ruled that an alert by a trained police dog gave police officers probable cause to further search a vehicle.
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Phoenix mother accused of abusing her young son
Phoenix mother accused of abusing her young son
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 2:24 PM Updated: Mar 25, 2013 2:28 PM
PHOENIX (AP) - Authorities say a Phoenix woman is in custody for allegedly abusing her 2-year-old son.
Phoenix police said Monday that 21-year-old Rickesha Jovani Burns is being held without bond on suspicion of sexual conduct with a minor and child abuse.
Police officers were called to a residence about 8 p.m. Sunday and found Burns holding her son.
They say the child was crying and bleeding and was immediately transported to a Phoenix hospital.
Police say Burns told them her son had been playing with a 12-year-old boy at a park and he had done something to the child.
Doctors say the child had injuries around his rectal area and he needed surgery to remove a foreign object.
Police say they found no evidence that the child was assaulted at the park.
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Bill requires parents to get ex's OK to move
Bill requires parents to get ex's OK to move
Posted: Mar 24, 2013 10:31 AM Updated: Mar 24, 2013 10:31 AM
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - A proposal moving though the Arizona Legislature would require divorced Arizona parents who just want to move across town to file court notices and notify the parent who doesn't have custody of their child 60 days before to give them time to object.
The bill would replace a current law that only requires the notifications if the move is out of state or more than 100 miles away.
Proponents say that rule has been abused in some cases by parents who make a series of moves and doesn't take into consideration the effect on parenting time a move of much less distance can mean.
Opponents argue it could affect the ability of a custodial parent to take a new job or buy a house.
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Posted: Mar 24, 2013 10:31 AM Updated: Mar 24, 2013 10:31 AM
By BOB CHRISTIE
Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) - A proposal moving though the Arizona Legislature would require divorced Arizona parents who just want to move across town to file court notices and notify the parent who doesn't have custody of their child 60 days before to give them time to object.
The bill would replace a current law that only requires the notifications if the move is out of state or more than 100 miles away.
Proponents say that rule has been abused in some cases by parents who make a series of moves and doesn't take into consideration the effect on parenting time a move of much less distance can mean.
Opponents argue it could affect the ability of a custodial parent to take a new job or buy a house.
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Tucson woman, boyfriend face murder charges in death of 4-year-old
Tucson woman, boyfriend face murder charges in death of 4-year-old
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 11:53 AM Updated: Mar 25, 2013 11:53 AM
By John Ames - bio | email
James Dwight Robinson and Judy Minley have each been charged with first-degree murder. (Source: Tucson Police Department) James Dwight Robinson and Judy Minley have each been charged with first-degree murder. (Source: Tucson Police Department) TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - A 4-year-old boy has died from his injuries after an alleged abuse incident and the boy's mother and her live-in boyfriend have been charged with murder, police say. According to a news release from the Tucson Police Department, 26-year-old Judy Minley and 27-year-old James Dwight Robinson have each been charged with first-degree murder after the child died on Saturday. Minley and Robinson were arrested Friday after a 911 call that reported the boy had drowned. Police say rescuers revived him, but could find no signs that he had been in water. They found severe bruising on his body and determined that the injuries were non-accidental in nature. Minley and Robinson were booked into the Pima County Jail on Friday, originally facing one count of child abuse. According to a news release from the Tucson Police Department, the incident happened at an apartment in the 5400 block of East Williams. Emergency personnel from the Tucson Fire Department responded to the call just before 11 a.m. and found the child unconscious and unresponsive. The release says detectives investigating the case learned that Minley and Robinson allegedly disciplined the boy over several hours before putting him to bed on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, he was found unresponsive, the release said. Copyright 2013 Tucson News Now All rights reserved. http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/21787483/tucson-woman-boyfriend-face-murder-charges-in-death-of-4-year-old
James Dwight Robinson and Judy Minley have each been charged with first-degree murder. (Source: Tucson Police Department) James Dwight Robinson and Judy Minley have each been charged with first-degree murder. (Source: Tucson Police Department) TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - A 4-year-old boy has died from his injuries after an alleged abuse incident and the boy's mother and her live-in boyfriend have been charged with murder, police say. According to a news release from the Tucson Police Department, 26-year-old Judy Minley and 27-year-old James Dwight Robinson have each been charged with first-degree murder after the child died on Saturday. Minley and Robinson were arrested Friday after a 911 call that reported the boy had drowned. Police say rescuers revived him, but could find no signs that he had been in water. They found severe bruising on his body and determined that the injuries were non-accidental in nature. Minley and Robinson were booked into the Pima County Jail on Friday, originally facing one count of child abuse. According to a news release from the Tucson Police Department, the incident happened at an apartment in the 5400 block of East Williams. Emergency personnel from the Tucson Fire Department responded to the call just before 11 a.m. and found the child unconscious and unresponsive. The release says detectives investigating the case learned that Minley and Robinson allegedly disciplined the boy over several hours before putting him to bed on Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, he was found unresponsive, the release said. Copyright 2013 Tucson News Now All rights reserved. http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/21787483/tucson-woman-boyfriend-face-murder-charges-in-death-of-4-year-old
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Childrens Rights
Children's Rights law exists to safeguard children, their wellbeing and their individual rights. These federal and state policies and laws were spearheaded by the children’s rights movement which promotes legal defenses and protections for children by addressing their social welfare; health, education and special needs; child trafficking; child labor and exploitation and how the juvenile justice system deals with minors.
With regard to child labor, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protects child laborers, along with other groups. However, because it was enacted when family farms were much more prevalent, the restrictions on agricultural work for children were fairly lax, and continue to remain so. Under general child labor FLSA rules, children under 13 cannot work and children of 14 and 15 years can only work during certain hours for a limited time period. But children who work in an agricultural setting may do so at the age of 9 years if they have signed parental consent. Various organizations have urged the U.S. government to make revisions to the FLSA to address these issues, Human Rights Watch among them. Most recently, they backed legislation known as the Children’s Act for Responsible Employment Act (CARE Act) in 2009, which called for amendments to the FLSA that would, among other things, prohibit minors from working on farms unless employed by their parents, but it never became law.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is well known as the leading organization supporting the preservation of individual human rights. And children in the custody of the state are among the groups of people to which the ACLU extends protection.
On an international level, The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was formed in 1989, and the U.S. and Somalia are the only two of the now 194 member countries that have failed to ratify the CRC’s treaty regarding children’s human rights internationally. Visit us at Google+ Copyright HG.org
Children Rights Law - US
ABA - Children's Rights Litigation Committee
The Children's Rights Litigation Committee was created by the Section of Litigation to address the vast underrepresentation of children in all aspects of the legal system. The Committee endeavors to increase the number of children's legal projects and pro bono attorneys to represent children, along with providing training materials and programs in order to assist advocates in providing the highest quality of representation for children.
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is a global network that disseminates information about the Convention on the Rights of the Child and child rights amongst non-governmental organisations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, inter-governmental organisation (IGOs), educational institutions, and other child rights experts.
Children's right to HIV and AIDS treatment
The Global Movement for Children (GMC) is the world-wide movement of organisations and people - including children - uniting efforts to build a world fit for children.
Children's Rights
Children's Rights is a national watchdog organization advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children in the U.S. Since 1995, the organization has used legal action and policy initiatives to create lasting improvements in child protection, foster care and adoption.
European Children's Network (EURONET)
The European Children's Network - EURONET - is a coalition of networks and organisations campaigning for the interests and rights of children (defined in the 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as all persons under 18 years of age). They share a common concern that children's rights should be taken into account in all EU legislation, policies and programmes which have an impact on children's rights.
Human Rights Watch - Children's Rights Division
The Children's Rights Division monitors human rights abuses against children around the world and works to end them. We investigate all kinds of human rights abuses against children: the use of children as soldiers; the worst forms of child labor; torture of children by police; police violence against street children; conditions in correctional institutions and orphanages; corporal punishment in schools; mistreatment of refugee and migrant children; trafficking of children for labor and prostitution; discrimination in education because of race, gender, sexual orientation, or HIV/AIDS; and physical and sexual violence against girls and boys. Children's physical and intellectual immaturity makes them particularly vulnerable to human rights violations.
Unicef Convention on the Rights of the Child
UNICEF’s mission is to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.
United Nations Children's Rights
To highlight the existence of the most egregious violations of international human rights law and encourage Governments to investigate particular cases, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights has appointed a Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Children Rights Law - International
Children RIght and the Law
The papers and comments in this volume are drawn from contributions to a Workshop on 'Children, Rights and the Law' organized by the Centre for International and Public Law at the Australian National University. The purpose of the Workshop was to use the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child as a vehicle for exploring some theoretical and practical problems with children's rights.
Children’s Rights: International and National Laws and Practices
Children’s Rights examines sixteen nations, across five continents: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, and the United Kingdom (England and Wales). For each nation, the study focuses on the domestic laws and policies that affect child health and social welfare, education and special needs, child labor and exploitation, sale and trafficking of children, and juvenile justice.
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association. The NACC is dedicated to providing high quality legal representation for children. Our mission is to improve the lives of children and families through legal advocacy
National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
The National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse works to improve the handling of child abuse cases by providing: Expert training and technical assistance by experienced attorneys; A clearinghouse on child abuse case law; Research on substantive child abuse information
National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
The mission of the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association, together with its state and local members, is to support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocacy for abused and neglected children so that they can thrive in safe, permanent homes.
Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Child Abuse
About Child Abuse
Physical Abuse; Emotional Abuse; Sexual Abuse; Neglect; Shaken Baby Syndrome; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children is a national organization whose mission is to enhance the ability of professionals to respond to children and families affected by abuse and violence.
Child Aabuse Law
Childabuselaw informs visitors about the handling of child abuse allegations in the legal system. It reports related developments in law, medicine, and psychology. The site's legal coverage focuses on Washington State, where its publisher practices law, but includes selected court decisions and statutes from other states.
Child Maltreatment
Child maltreatment is the general term used to describe all forms of child abuse and neglect. There is no one commonly accepted definition of "child abuse and neglect." The federal government defines child abuse and neglect in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act as "the physical and mental injury, sexual abuse, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened
Child protection and abuse prevention information
Sexual Abuse Laws; Internet Crimes Against Children; Archive of Abuse Laws; Archive of Court Rulings; Child Law Guides & Publications
End Child Prostitution, Child Pronography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT)
Mission: Realisation of the right of all children to live free of child prostitution, child pornography and child trafficking for sexual purposes
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN)
National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) is to facilitate the secondary analysis of research data relevant to the study of child abuse and neglect. By making data available to increasing numbers of researchers, NDACAN seeks to provide an accessible and scientifically productive means for researchers to explore important issues in the child maltreatment field.
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children (NFANC)
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children (NFANC) is dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Other activities include improving the administration of juvenile justice in America. The organization's principal mission is to enable people to prevent crime and build safer, more caring communities.
Reducing Children's Exposure to Violence
Strategies and best practices to reduce exposure of children to violence in homes and communities provided by the California Attorney General's Office
U.S> Department of Justice - Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS)
The mission of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) is to protect the welfare of America’s children and communities by enforcing federal criminal statutes relating to the exploitation of children and obscenity.
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Amanda Todd's mother speaks out about her daughter, bullying
Amanda Todd's mother speaks out about her daughter, bullying
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Amanda+Todd+mother+speaks+about+daughter+bullying+with+video/7384521/story.html#ixzz2OTnVZnSX
Amanda Todd’s mother, Carol Todd, doesn’t want other children to suffer as her daughter did — stalked and harassed by bullies in cyberspace and in the schoolyard, by people she knew and by stalkers many miles away.
Amanda told her story in the heart-wrenching video that chronicled her nightmare: the taunts, the beating, the cyber-stalker who tracked her down whenever she tried to start afresh at a new school — firing off images that captured her showing off her young body, flattered by online attention from someone she thought was a kid just like her.
Amanda killed herself this week, one month shy of her 16th birthday and one month after telling the world through a YouTube video of bullying that left her depressed and despairing.
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Now Carol wants to tell her story. It is a story no mother wants to tell.
“Amanda was a very caring individual. She would help others who needed help,” Carol told The Vancouver Sun during an exclusive interview Friday at her home, where she was surrounded by friends and family. “One of Amanda’s goals was to get her message out there and have it used as a learning tool for others.”
As a teacher in the Coquitlam school district and a specialist in assistive technologies, Carol is comfortable around computers and knows well the dangers the online world can hold. Still, she wasn’t able to protect her child.
“I have lost one child, but know she wanted her story to save 1,000 more.”
Amanda was 12 years old when she made a mistake that would haunt her until her death three years later.
Her ordeal started while she was fooling around online with friends. She probably didn’t think it was risky behaviour when she lifted her top to flash the person who was flattering her at the other end of the webcam.
Amanda’s moment of indiscretion was not unusual for someone her age: Sexting and using webcams to share sexual photos is a growing trend among children, some so young they are still in grade school.
“The Internet stalker she flashed kept stalking her,” said Carol. “Every time she moved schools he would go undercover and become a Facebook friend. What the guy did was he went online to the kids who went to (the new school) and said that he was going to be a new student — that he was starting school the following week and that he wanted some friends and could they friend him on Facebook.”
“He eventually gathered people’s names and sent Amanda’s video to her new school.”
The video and photos went to teachers, to parents, to Facebook friends, which lead to repeated taunts: “Oh, there’s the porn star.”
“It increased her anxiety and she couldn’t go to class,” Carol said.
In putting together her video, which Amanda did on her own, Carol said her daughter wanted to help other young people who are being bullied and to bring attention and education to the problem in the hope of seeing it eradicated.
“Amanda wanted to tell her story to help other kids. I want to tell my story to help parents, so they can be aware, so they can teach their kids what is right and wrong and how to be safe online,” she said. “Kids have iPads, they have smartphones, technology is much more accessible than it was even five years ago — that is the dangerous factor.”
When Amanda’s story and video went viral this week, the outpouring of grief from local teens left Carol unable to distinguish Amanda’s true friends from those who may have helped drive her to suicide.
Carol has launched a trust fund in Amanda’s memory to raise money for anti-bullying awareness education and for support programs for youth with mental health issues.
Amanda was the victim of unrelenting blackmail. And the cyberspace stalker was aided by people in Amanda’s real-world life — kids who would share the photos on their cellphones, kids who would gang up to hurl first verbal abuse and then fists at her.
“Everything she said in the video happened over the past two years,” said Carol. “It was horrendous. I think about it now and I think, ‘Oh my God. How did she survive this long with the pain?’ ”
The end, when it came, was a shock. Despite Amanda’s earlier suicide attempts, Carol said in recent days and weeks she was getting much better. She spent time in hospital in September, getting treatment and counselling.
Her life was starting to return to normal, which it hadn’t been since grade 8.
“She felt like a normal teenager, she was so proud of herself,” said Carol. “She went out with friends, she went to the mall, she said to me, ‘Mom, this is the first time that I feel normal again. I have had the best day ever.’”
Carol doesn’t know what caused her daughter’s setback, but Amanda may have given Carol an answer in a private video.
“She left me a video message on her phone. I’m not ready to look at it yet,” said Carol.
“The coroner has told me it will provide closure for me but I can’t look at it yet.”
Carol doesn’t know what happened, but sometime earlier this week — before Amanda killed herself late Wednesday afternoon — something happened to shatter that fragile recovery.
The police have been unable to track her stalker down. “The police investigated and investigated, it got traced to somebody in the United States,” said Carol. “But they never found him. Those people are very good at hiding their tracks.” The suspected pedophile threatened that if she didn’t do a show for him, he would circulate her pictures again. Amanda wouldn’t bow to the pressure and he carried out his threat.
Finger-pointing at schools for not stopping bullying only angers Carol. She said Amanda, who had learning problems, had excellent support in the Coquitlam school district, where Amanda spent most of her school time.
Since March, she was a student at CABE, Coquitlam Alternate Basic Education secondary school, which is a haven for youth who, for whatever reason, need the alternative learning situation.
It was there that Amanda made friends, among both the students and staff.
“She had a good support network there,” said Carol. Among the teachers Amanda especially liked was former Olympic track and field star Leah Pells, who teaches physical education at the school. “She and Amanda clicked and Amanda trusted her,” said Carol.
Carol is much more tech savvy than the average parent.
But Amanda’s victimization at the hands of the stalker led Carol to learn more about the horrifying world of child pornography, where some victims don’t even know their images are being shown on porn sites.
“You’ll see pornography and the girls are so young,” she said.
“I don’t know if the girls are doing this for kicks, if their parents are monitoring it or if they even know about it.
The Amanda Todd trust fund is being held at the Royal Bank of Canada, which will be accepting donations in Amanda’s name at all its branches.
gshaw@vancouversun.com
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http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Amanda+Todd+speaks+about+daughter+death/7384521/story.html
Getting Out Of States Registry
Standing in the shadow of the law
http://nfpcar.org/Shadow/
Getting of the State Registry
(of child abusers)
Please refer to the free online eBook:
Standing InThe Shadow of the Law
By Marilyn Harrison
http://nfpcar.org/Shadow/
(available for download)
Contents
Introduction
Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Contacts
Other Comments on Getting Off the Registry
List of Acronyms Used by the Government
Related Reading
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Introduction
The first step is going through the appeal process and obtaining a determination of unfounded, unindicated or unsubstantiated. One is placed upon the Registry as a first step upon a substantiated finding from the outcome of a child abuse investigation. Please see: http://nfpcar.org/Reform/ for a description of what happens. We find it to be unconstitutional and a judge has ruled it to be so and the appealed ruling was upheld.
The following is input from Group in the quest to get our names expunged from the Central Registry (SACWIS) or Central Index. Even though found unsubstantiated, unindicated and unfounded, many times our record still remains. Another section “Central Registry Expunction of Records by State” lists the statutes regarding this expunction.
Also, please see “Components of a Caseworker’s File,” a work in progress in obtaining case records.
With a Registry record, one can be fired from and/or not obtain a caregiver job. One lady I know, who has an indicated finding and is on the Central Index of CA is not allowed to drive a school bus, anymore, because she is in contact with children. There is work being conducted in Group with regard to the Central Registry and placement on it being a violation of our Constitutional Rights as it occurs without due process of law. Please read more about it with Marilyn’s ebook:
Please refer to eBook
Standing InThe Shadow of the Law
by Marilyn Harrison
http://nfpcar.org/Shadow/
(Available for download)
Back to Contents
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Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Contacts
Go to Note Below on Accuracy and Original Form Location Go Now
This information is subject to change. Last updated January 16, 2007.(Download this file as a word file: Download Now)
Note: When indicated, requests made by Children’s Administration staff and licensors should be submitted on the Children’s Administration CA/N Registry Check Form.
Agencies responsible for conducting their own inquiries should use their own information release forms. For additional information provided by the National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning, go to http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/Adam-Walsh.html.
Requirements
States
Own Form
AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NV, NY, NC, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WA
These states REQUIRE requests for information to be submitted on the forms they have developed. Links to forms or websites are provided.
Notary
AR, CO, DC, MD, NY, SC, SD, TN, VA
Best to use their form, except for TN.
Witness
AL, NE, RI, SC, TX
SC will accept notary or witness, TX requires both.
Fee
CA - $15, CO - $30, MN - $20,
PA - $10, SC - $8, VA - $5,
WY - $8
Processing fees are reimbursable under Title IV-E administrative expenses.
Original Sig.
DC, NC, SD, TX, WV, WY, Guam
Picture ID
AK, UT
NOTE to California FFH and FFAs: When completing another state’s form, CDSS Adam Walsh Unit must always be the “Requestor.”
NOTE to California County Licensing Agencies: When completing another state’s form, always identify your office as the “Requestor.”
The subject of the inquiry is NOT the “Requestor.”
State
Contact Information
Procedures / Forms
Alabama
CAN Central Registry
Office of Child Protective Services
Department of Human Resources
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 353-1045
Fax: (334) 242-0939
Contact: Sue Ash, Supervisor
Email: sue.ash@dhr.alabama.gov
Form: DHR-FCS-1598 CAN Central Registry Clearance
Form Required? Yes
Call Central Clearinghouse (334) 242-9500 for forms and instructions
Signed release required? Yes, and witnessed
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: no
Alaska
Department of Health & Social Services
323 East 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99051
Phone: (907) 269-4026
Fax: (907) 269-4098
Contact: Ken Saucier or
Brandy Aldridge
Email: Kenneth.Saucier@Alaska.gov
Form: 06-9437 LIC Clearance Form - Confidential
Go to: AK Form
Form Required? No – but would like a photo ID
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail, email or fax
Fee: no
*Allow 30 days for response
Arizona
Arizona Dept. of Economic Security
CPS Central Registry
P.O. Box 44240
Phoenix, AZ 85064-4240
Phone: (602) 364-2732
Fax: (602) 530-1833
Contact: Myrrhianna Morningstar
Form: Yes
Put on agency letterhead. Include the information you are requesting, purpose of request, include the person's names, DOB, SS#, and known addresses in state.
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or Fax
Fee: no
Arkansas
Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry
P. O. Box 1437, Slot S 566
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 682-0402
Toll Free: (800) 482-5964
Fax: (501) 682-0407
Attn: V. Williams
Form: Authorization for Release of Confidential Information
Go to: Arkansas form
Send Arkansas form and standard cover letter on letterhead
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes and notarized
Methods of transmission: Fax preferred
Fee: no
California
California Dept. of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Information & Analysis
Child Protection Program
Attn: Sharon Wong
P.O. Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
Phone: sharon.wong@doj.ca.gov
Telephone (916) 227 3285
Facsimile (916) 227 3253
Facsimile (916) 227 5054
Form: No - See info on DOJ site - CA DOJ Website
Link:Child Abuse Central Index Self Inquiries
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: $15 Note: Processing fees are reimbursable under Title IV-E administrative expenses.
More info on DSS Adam Walsh Website: CDSS Adam Walsh
Colorado
Background Investigations Unit, Colorado Department of Human Services (BIU, CDHS)
3550 W. Oxford Avenue
Denver, CO 80236
Phone: (303) 866-7100
Contacts:
Helen Artz (303) 866-7183
Jan Diaz (303) 866-7230
Valerie Fresquez (303) 866-7925 (a.m. only) valerie.fresquez@state.co.us
Rose Estrada, Mgr. (303) 866-7187
Form: BIU Individual Inquiry Form (do not use the facility form)
CO Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes, and notarized
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: $30.00 made payable to CDHS, BIU. Note: Processing fees are reimbursable under Title IV-E administrative expenses.
Website
Connecticut
Department of Children and Families Hotline
Fifth Floor
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (800) 842-2288
Phone: (860) 560-7000
Fax: (860) 560-7072
Contact: Buck Gregory
Email: BUCK.GREGORY@ct.gov
Form: Authorization for Release of Information for DCF CPS Search
Form Required? Yes
Go to: CT form
Signed release required? Yes, see instructions at website link
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website
Delaware
Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families
1825 Falkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 892-5814
Phone: (800) 292-9582
Fax: (302) 633-5191
(Do not fax on Wednesdays)
Contact: Beth Kramer
http://www.state.de.us/kids/
Form: Consent to Release Child Protection Registry Information.
Go to: DE Form
Form Required? No. Print form on letterhead. Requests should state that the information is required to comply with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
District of Columbia
Child Protection Registry
400 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 727-8885
Fax: (202) 727-8040
Form: Yes
Go to: DC Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes and notarized
Method of transmission: Mail only, original signature required
Fee: No
Website:
Florida
Department of Children & Families
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 487-6123
Fax: (850) 488-1319
Contact: Sandy Pillar
Email: sandy_pillar@dcf.state.fl.us
Form: CF 1651 Central Abuse Hotline Record Search
Go to: Florida form
Form Required? No. Print form on letterhead.
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Georgia
Deborah Gibson
DHR, DCFS
2 Peachtree St. NW, Ste. 18-494
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 657-8961
Fax: (404) 657-3415
Email: dmgibson@dhr.state.ga.us
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request for information on letterhead. Request must include DOB, SS# and last known address in Georgia
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Fax
Fee: No
Guam
Bureau of Social Services Administration
Department of Public Health & Social Services
194 Hernan Cortez Avenue
Hagatna, Guam 96910
Phone: (671) 475-2653/2672
Fax: (671) 477-0500
Email: lydia.tenorio@dphss.guam.gov
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request for information on letterhead.
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Will accept email or Fax to expedite process, but requires original form by mail to release information
Fee: No
Hawaii
Hawaii Department of Human Services
420 Waiakamilo Road, #300B
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: (808) 832-0609
Contact: Cynthia Goss
Email: cgoss@dhs.hawaii.gov
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
Website: Call for more information
Idaho
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Children & Family Services
450 W. State Street, 5th Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Phone: (208) 334-5690
Contact: Tina Griffin
Email: griffinT2@dhw.idaho.gov
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/3333/default.aspx
Form: Yes-Authorization & Consent to Release Information
Go to: ID Form
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? Yes – specifically authorize Idaho to release information
Methods of transmission: Mail
Fee: No
Website:
Illinois
Department of Family & Children Services
406 E. Monroe Street, Station 30
Springfield, IL 62701
Fax: (217) 785-6580
attn: Linda Smith
Contact: Linda Smith
Email: linda.smith2@illinois.gov
Form: CFS 689 Authorization for Background Check
Go to:
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail and fax
Fee: No
Indiana
Indiana Dept. of Child Services
Background Check Unit
302 W. Washington
Room E306-MS08
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-5790
Fax: (317) 234-4633
Toll-Free: (800) 800-5556
Contact: Vonda Ramsey
Email: Background.CheckUnit@dcs.IN.gov
Form: Yes 52802 Request for a Child Protection Services (CPS)
History Check
Go to: IN Form
Form Required? Yes – Always include maiden and all married names for female applicants
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Fax or mail
Fee: No
Website:
Iowa
Iowa Central Abuse Registry
Iowa Dept. Of Human Services
1305 E. Walnut, 5th Floor, Hoover Building
Des Moines, IA 50319
Toll-Free: (800) 362-2178
Phone: (515) 281-5581
Fax: (515) 242-6884
Contact: Linda Chagoya
Form: 470-0643 Request for Child Abuse Information
Go to: IA Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Fax only
Fee: No
Website:
Kansas
SRS / Children & Family Services
915 SW Harrison Street, 5th Floor South
Topeka, KS 66613
Phone:
Janna (785) 296-5636
Annette (785) 296-6783
Fax: (785) 296-0470
Contacts: Janna Gunckle or
Annette Caraway
Email: janna.gunckle@srs.ks.gov
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Kentucky
Department for Community Based Services
Records Management Section
275 East main Street, 3E-G
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-3834 x 4455
Toll-Free: (800) 752-6200
Fax : (502) 564-9554
Contact: David Smith
Email: DavidF.Smith@ky.gov
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Louisiana
Louisiana Department Social Services
Office of Community Services
Attention CPI Section – Intake
P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-8631
Fax: (225) 342-9087
Email: dnether1@dss.state.la.us
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Email, Fax, Mail
Fee: No
Website
Maine
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Child & Family Services
Child Protective Intake Unit
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (800) 452-1999
Fax: (207) 287-5065
Contact: Robert Pronovost
Email: Robert.n.pronovost@maine.gov
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/bcfs/abusereporting.htm
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead.
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Responses will provide only summary information concerning any maltreatment findings
Website:
Maryland
Maryland Department of Human Resources
In-Home Services
Social Services Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street, Room 553
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact Center Verification
for Foster Care
Phone: (800) 332-6347
Form: DHR/SSA 1279 Consent for Release of Information/Background Clearance Request
Go to: MD Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes and notarized
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
Website
Massachusetts
Department of Social Services
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (617) 748-2079
Toll Free: (800) 792-5200
Fax: (617) 439-9027
Contact: Kim Sportman
Email: kim.sportman@state.ma.us
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website
Michigan
Michigan Department of Human Services
Bureau of Adult & Child Licensing
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-3704
Toll free: (866) 685-0006
Fax: (517) 335-6121
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead & include following: reason for request, family names, DOB, SS#
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website
Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Background Studies Unit
P.O. Box 64242
St. Paul, MN 55164-0242
Phone: (651) 296-2075
Fax: (651) 297-1490
Contact: Lori Steffan or
Stephan Sarumi
Form: Consent/Authorization for Release of Information from Minnesota Child Abuse and Neglect Registry
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail
Fee: $20 to Minn. Dept. of Human Services, Note: Processing fees are reimbursable under Title IV-E administrative expenses.
Website
Mississippi
Dept. of Human Services
Protection Unit
P. O. Box 352
Jackson, MS 39205-0352
Toll-Free: (800) 222-8000
Phone: (601) 359-4487
Fax: (601) 576-2584
Contact: Pearl Holloway
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead. Include stamped return envelope.
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail
Fee: No
Website:
Missouri
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children’s Division
P.O. Box 88
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 751-2330
Fax: (573) 751-2607
Contact; Martha Witt
Background & Screening Unit
Email: Martha.S.Witt@dss.mo.gov
Form: MO 821-0353 Request for Child Abuse or Neglect/Criminal Record
Go to:
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail, email or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Montana
Montana Child & Family Services Division
Centralized Intake Unit
PO Box 8005
Helena, MT 59604
Phone: (406) 444-4164
Toll-Free: (866) 820-5437
Fax: (406) 444-4156
Contact: Ryan Tofflemire
Email: rtofflemire@mt.gov
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Nebraska
Nebraska Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln, NE 68509-5026
Phone: (401) 471-9625
Fax: (402) 471-9034
Contact: Patti Reddick
Email: patti.reddick@dhhs.ne.gov
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/cha/chaindex.htm
Form: Yes
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
Signed release required? Yes, and witnessed
Methods of transmission: Mail, email or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Nevada
Nevada Central Registry
Nevada Division of Child & Family Services
4126 Technology Way, 3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4415
Fax: (775)684-4455http://dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_PhDirectory.htm
Contact: Angelique Corum
Form: NV-Form 3069a: Request for Central Registry Data by Non-Licensing Entity
Go to: NV Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
New Hampshire
NHDCYF Central Registry
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
Toll-Free: (800) 894-5533
Phone: (603) 271-4684
Fax: (603) 271-6565
Contact: John Harringtonhttp://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/BCP/default.htm
Form: 2202 Central Registry Name Search Authorization
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
New Jersey
Department of Children & Families
Office of Licensing/CARI Unit
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 987-2028
Phone: (609) 826-3906
Contact: Richard Ferrell
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on agency letterhead, include state statute citation, and identify individual and program. Send your stat’s completed form including release of information
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail
Fee: No
Website:
New Mexico
CYFD-PS
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Toll-Free: (800) 797-3260
Phone: (505) 841-6100
Fax: (505) 476-5490
Contact: Loretta Perea
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
New York
Office of Children & Family Services
New York State Central Register
P.O. Box 4480
Albany, NY 12204
Toll-Free: (800) 342-3720
Phone: (518) 474-8740
Fax: (518) 486-3424
Contact: Roberta Frederick
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/cps/
Form: LDSS-3370 Statewide Central
Go to:
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes and notarized
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website:
North Carolina
North Carolina Division of Social Services
Regulatory & Licensing Services
Attn:RIL
952 Old U.S. 70 Highway
Black Mountain, NC 28711
Phone: (919) 733-4622 x322
Contact: Terri Reichert
Email: terri.reichert@ncmail.net
Form: DSS-5268 FSCWS Request for Information from the Responsible Individuals List
Go to: NC Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes with original signature
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
Website
North Dakota
Department of Human Services
Children & Family Services
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-3587
Contact: Tara Lea Muhlhauser
Email: somuhl@state.nd.us
Form: SFN 838 Personal Authorization for Criminal History Background Check Inquiry-Foster Care of Children; Legal Guardian of Children or Adoption
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
Website
Ohio
Addition Info
Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services
Office for Children & Family Services
PO Box 182709
Columbus, OH 43218-2709
Phone: (614) 752-1298
Fax: (614) 728-6726
(866) 635-3748 OPTION 2
Contact: Barbara Parker
Email: parkeb@odjfs.state.oh.us
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead. Include statement that search is required by for Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Email or fax
Fee: No
Website
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Children & Family Services Division
Attn: Robert Hadden
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Fax: (405) 521-4373
Email: Robert.Hadden@OKDHS.org
No registry
All requests must be faxed on company letterhead to Robert Hadden, and should include the purpose of request, names/identifying information of family members, and a return fax number
Oregon
Oregon Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 14870
Salem, OR 97309-5066
Phone: (503) 378-5632
Fax: (503) 378-6314
Attn: Michelle Grimes
Email: Michelle.A.Grimes@state.or.us
Form: No
Form Required? No
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Website
Pennsylvania
ChildLine & Abuse Registry
Department of Public Welfare
PO Box 8170
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170
Phone: (717) 772-6574
Toll-Free: (800) 932-0313
Contact: Kevin Fisher
Email: Kefisher@state.pa.us
Form: CY 113 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Form
Go to: PA Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: $10 fee to Dept. of Public Welfare
Website
Puerto Rico
Directora Centro Estatal
Sevilla Plaza
Calle Sevilla #58
Hato Rey, PR 00917
Phone: (787) 625-4957
Contact: Ms. Iris Colón Casteñeda
or Lisa Agosto Carrasquillo
Form: No
Form Required? No
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: No
Not clear if there is a registry for child abuse. There is a sexual offender registry
Spanish Information on Website:
Rhode Island
Rhode Island State Central Registry & Child Abuse Hotline
DCYF
101 Friendship St, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (800) 742-4453
(401) 528-3843
Contact: Maria Butts
Email: Maria.butts@dcyf.ri.gov
Form: No
Form Required? Request on state letterhead
Signed release required? Yes, and witnessed
Methods of transmission: Fax or Email
Fee: No
Website
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Central Registry
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: (803) 898-7318
Fax: (803) 898-7641
Contact: Virginia Oliver
or Beth Williams
Email: Virginia.Oliver@dss.sc.gov Beth.Williams@dss.sc.gov
Form: DSS Form 3072 Consent to Release Information
Go to: SC Form
Form Required? Yes.
Signed release required? Yes, witnessed or notarized
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: $8
Website:
South Dakota
Department of Social Services/CPS
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Contact: Penny Tople
Email: penny.tople@state.sd.us
Form: Yes. Contact by phone for instructions.
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes, witnessed and notarized
Methods of transmission: Mail, original required
Fee: No
Website:
Tennessee
Jerry Cunningham,
Division of Centralized Permanency
Office of Child Permanency
436th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-9700
Fax: (615) 532-6495
Email: jerry.cunningham@state.tn.us
Form: No
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail, Email, Fax
Fee: No
Website
Texas
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services
Centralized Background Check Unit
PO Box 149030
Mail Code 121-7
Austin, TX 78714-9030
Fax: (512) 339-5871
Contacts:
Tri Dang (512) 919-7823
Tri.Dang@dfps.state.tx.us
Cindy Laurence (512) 919-7824
Cassandra Beno (512) 919-7823
Jessica Ramirez (512) 919-7818
Jennifer Thompson (512) 919-7819
Form: 2970 Request for Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry Check
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes, witnessed AND notarized
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
physical address: 2525 Ridgepoint Drive, Austin, TX 78754
Website
Utah
Division of Child & Family Services
Department of Human Services
120 North 200 West, Suite 225
Salt Lake City, UT 84103-1500
Phone: (801) 538-4061
Fax: (801) 538-3993
Contact: Cherri Joy
Email: cjoy@utah.gov
Form: Informed Consent and Release of Liability
Go to: UT Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax, also include a copy of the person’s picture identification
Fee: No
Website:
Vermont
Child Abuse Registry Unit
Department for Children & Families
Family Services Division
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671-2401
Phone: (802) 241-2131
General: (800) 649-5285
Fax: (802) 241-2407
Contact: Fred Ober
Email: frederick.ober@ahs.state.vt.us
Form: Request for Information from the Vermont Child Abuse & Neglect Registry
Form Required? No
Signed release required? No
Methods of transmission: Mail, email or fax
Fee: No
Website:
Virginia
Virginia Department of Social Services
Child Abuse Central Registry Unit
7 N. Eighth Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7567
Toll-Free: (800) 552-7096
Fax: (804) 726-7895
Contact: Betty Whittaker, Central Registry Supervisor
Email: betty.whittaker@dss.virginia.gov
Form: 032-02-0151-07 Central Registry Release of Information Form
Go to: VA Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes, and notarized (complete Certification section of form and attach notary form)
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: Yes - $5
Website:
Washington
Children’s Administration
NCIC Access Unit
Attn: CAN History Check
P.O. Box 4369
Seattle, WA 98194
Phone: (800) 562-5624
Fax: (206) 341-7930
Contact: Cheryl Rich
Email: rcch300@dshs.wa.gov
childabuseregistry@dshs.wa.gov
Form: Washington State Child Abuse and Neglect Findings Request
Go to: WA Form
Form Required? Yes
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail, email and fax
Fee: No
Website
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources
350 Capitol Street, RM 691
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 558-4408
Toll-Free: (800) 352-6513
Fax (304) 558-5354
Contact: Cher O’Brien
Email: fc697@wvdhhr.org
Form: BCF-PSRC Authorization and Release for Protective Services Record Check
Go to: WV Form
Form Required? No
Signed release required? Yes, require original signature
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: No
Website:
Wisconsin
Division of Children & Family Services
Child Protective Services
Contact: Julie Bachir
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: (888) 787-0376
Fax: (608) 266-0260
Email: BachiJS@dhfs.state.wi.us
Form: No
Form Required? No. Print request on letterhead
See Page 4 of: WI Procs
For information request procedure
Signed release required? Yes
Methods of transmission: Mail or fax
Fee: Not at state level but counties may charge a fee
No Central Registry
Website
Wyoming
Department of Family Services
Attn: Kathy Garcia
2300 Capitol, 3rd Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 777-5894
Fax: (307) 777-3659
Email: KGarci@state.wy.us
Form: SS-26 Application for Child Abuse/Neglect and Adult Central Registry Screens and Wyoming Criminal History Record Prescreens
Form Required? No. They prefer their form but will accept others.
Signed release required? Yes with original signature
Methods of transmission: Original signature required, mail only
Fee: $8.00
Website
Updates for information listed here should be directed to: Linda.Estelle@dss.ca.gov
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Other Comments on Getting Off the Registry
California
Below is a way you can find out if you are on the child abuse central index. God bless, Barb
2. How do I find out if I have a Child Abuse report on file? {This is known as a Citizen Inquiry. It allows all individuals to know if his/her name appears on the Child Abuse Central Index [P.C. § 11170.(e)]}
Answer: Send a brief letter asking if your name is on the Child Abuse Central Index, list all the names you have used include dates
of birth, social security number, driver's license number, and have the signature notarized and send to DOJ. If your name matches with a
name in CACI you will be notified of the confirmation within 60 days. Send the letter to the address listed in Question #3.
If an individual is listed as a suspect on the CACI, that person's name can be removed upon direction by the reporting agency.
3. I was listed only as a victim of child abuse. Now that I am 18, can my name be removed from the Index?
Answer: Yes, you should send a notarized letter including your name, address, social security number, and date of birth to DOJ requesting that your name be removed. [P.C. § 11170(f)] Send correspondence to:
California Department of Justice
Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis
Child Protection Program
P. O. Box 903387
Sacramento, CA 94203-3870
4. Recently, I went to court on a child abuse case and was found innocent due to an unsubstantiated report, why is my name still on the CACI?
Answer: Because the reporting agency reported it to DOJ as "not unfounded" and the law states it has to be reported. Efforts to have
your name removed should be directed to the reporting agency.
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--- In fosterparentallegat ions@yahoogroups .com, lulu wrote:
Vicki, Yes I guess I do have the right to know if my name is on there. However after reading another post-that states-you can't get it taken off and someone else said it costs $10 grand. What would be the point? It would only make me sad knowing they can get away with it. over and over and over.
I could never find an attorney for my hearing over a year ago. I was told in Calif-it's tough to find anyone to go with you to one and this attorney also stated to me-that no one ever wins. She also said-they'll call you and open your home again when they need your beds. On all of my paperwork it states :we have a right to change our minds at any time".
How convienent for them!
So I told God "I'll spend my $ on the kids but not on fighting social wrekers that have no kids of their own and are willing to wreck your home and tell you how to parent".
Yes, I too thought that paper was meant for someone else and I told them so. I went in that hearing believing God would prevail but no one was listening to me. It's like I wasn't even there.
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I just had my fingerprints run, and that's considered a background check, statewide, called here BCI, Bureau of Criminal Investigations. Mine came back cleared, even though I've been charged, never went to court, but served official papers, in regards to false allegations, hence me coming to this great support group. All I had to do for that background check was go to the lady I know at the school, and she has the program to run the prints from her computer there, and it's sent off to BCI, and then comes back. Maybe someone from the school can run them for you?
Everyone who works in the schools here are required to do the BCI and FBI, it might be worth a try? Also here, the BCI, and FBI fingerprints are separate from the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry here. I can not get a copy of my report by calling or anything, but I could if sent them a request, then they would mail me a copy of what's on there. I know what CPS did to us, and I know I am on there for sure. It burns me to even think about that. I shouldn't be on there, and they know it, and I know it, and yet it is....so unfair and unconstitutional. Take care and God bless,
Joy from OH
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On background checks to see if your name comes up on the Registry:
--- Sue Rickerson wrote:
No, I had asked that five yrs ago, to do a polograph and or a voice detector and I was told no. Today I went to the sheriff's department in my county (already knowing nothing would come up) they ran my name and said there was nothing under my name, I asked if I could get that in writing or on some type of letter and their concern was that I had something to worry about. I was given a computer printout with my name, BD, SS and drivers license number. That is it but it is only for the county I live in.
Susan Marsh wrote:
I have considered going to the sheriff’s department to have a back ground check ran but not sure how to go about it and if I do, should I put down that I am considering doing child care? What would be my bases for wanting a back ground check and could I get it on my own or do I need an employer to do this?
Does it seem strange to anyone else that anyone: employer, school, 4H, scouts, county can get background checks on us but we can't do one on ourselves? Someone here locally told me recently that she went to the sheriff department and ask if she could do a life scan (have her fingerprints run) she was told no, that she needed an order from some business or organization to get the search done. When she asked why she couldn't check her own the deputy told her that if there wasn't a company then they did not know where to send the results. After a moment of thought the lady said can't you just send them to me? and the deputy said Oh no, we can't do that. WHY?????? Tooo Weird
This is listed here so you can check & see if you are on the National Sex Offenders List (probably not):
http://www.familywatchdog.us/
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Here is a state-by-state listing of where agencies are referred for applying for criminal background checks. It also provides links for each states web address. Interesting to note that Florida is not listed:
http://www.dhs. state.or. us/policy/ childwelfare/ im/2007/cw_ im_07_010att2. pdf
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This is best. They get a court order for expungement of records & then the attorney does a background check to see if it were done or they do one first and get court-ordered expungement of anything that is seen. All is done in writing -- no appearance.
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egypt pyramid wrote:
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New York State Central Registry
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/nhsitrcapps/showaprofileforindex.jsp?App=468
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Virginia
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/statecip/volume2/va_c.htm
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…Virginia's Automated Case Information System (VACIS): VACIS was the child welfare agency's administrative system for foster care cases until November 1997. At that time, information was transferred to the agency's new MIS - OASIS described below. Child welfare information managers report that information from VACIS is still available and provides a detailed account of case activities and dates of key case events. However, the system uses a comparatively rare language -"Mapper" - and only a small number of state staff can still access the automated records. The ongoing availability of this data source will need to be monitored due to the state budget reductions.
Child Abuse and Neglect Information System (CANIS): CANIS was the child welfare agency's administrative system for cases investigated due to allegations of abuse or neglect. Information on open cases was transferred to OASIS in July 1999. System officials in Fairfax emphasized that neither this system nor paper files will contain a full record of abuse and neglect allegations and findings due to state regulations on expunging files effective in 1995. Since that time, information on unfounded allegations is to be purged one year after the incident if no other incident is reported. Depending on the severity of the level of risk established during the investigation, information on founded allegations is to be purged between 3 to 18 years after the incident.
OASIS: OASIS came on line in November 1997 and was designed to consolidate all child welfare cases into one data base. State and local administrative and casework staff reported that the system faced a series of administrative and programming challenges for the first several years of operation. Reportedly, caseworkers and clerks found data entry to be very difficult and time consuming relative to the older system. In addition, quality control measures were obstructed by challenges in producing reports. Line staff reported that data on cases entering the system in the past two years is reliable - but encouraged the study team to use paper records to gather case level data prior to that time.
Child Welfare Case Records: Casework supervisors and staff in Fairfax reported that case records were the best source of consistent and reliable information on reason for placement, service referrals and receipt, reason for case closure and type of permanent placement. The foster care plan would be the best source for this information in the file. The plan is updated every six months and includes each of these data elements except date custody was transferred and permanent placement at case closure. These data elements should be recorded at the end of the case notes. The study team was cautioned however, that case records, especially in Fairfax, are very detailed. It took state staff, familiar with the records and forms an average of eight hours to review each record during the state's trial runs for the Child and Family Services Review.
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List of Acronyms used by the Government
Federal Case Registry
Interface Guidance Document
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/library/fcr/igd/a.htm
A. LIST OF ACRONYMS
ACF
Administration for Children and Families
AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent Children
APD
Advanced Planning Document
AWR
Annual Wage Reporting
BIC
Beneficiary Identification Code
CAN
Claim Account Number
CEJ
Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction
CH
Child(ren)
CONNECT:Direct
Software supporting the closed network for data transmission at SSA
CP
Custodial Party
CSE
Child Support Enforcement
CSI
CSENet Case Information Transaction
CSEA
Child Support Enforcement Agency (state or local)
CSENet
Child Support Enforcement Network
DOB
Date of Birth
DOD
Date of Death
DoD
Department of Defense
DVA
Department of Veterans Affairs
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interface Coding
EIN
Employer Identification Number
EITC
Earned Income Tax Credit
ESKARI
Earnings Systems Keyed Applications for SSN Registration Identification
FBI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FCR
Federal Case Registry
FEIN
Federal Employer Identification Number
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standard
FPLS
Federal Parent Locator Service
FSA
Family Support Act of 1988
FV
Family Violence
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
HI
Hospital Insurance or Health Insurance
ID
Identifier
IGD
FCR Interface Guidance Document
IRC
Internal Revenue Code
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
IRS-U
An SSN identification process used at the IRS
IV-A
Title IV-A of the Social Security Act of 1975, also known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
IV-B
Title IV-B of the Social Security Act of 1975, a.k.a. Child and Family Services
IV-D
Title IV-D of the Social Security Act of 1975, a.k.a. Child Support Enforcement
IV-E
Foster Care and Adoption Assistance
JCL
Job Control Language
LAF
Ledger Account File
MBC
Monthly Benefit Credited
MBR
Master Beneficiary Record
MI
Management Information
MSFI
Multistate Financial Institution
MSFIDM
Multistate Financial Institution Data Match
NCC
National Computer Center at SSA
NCP
Non-Custodial Parent
NDNH
National Directory of New Hires
Non IV-D
Child Support Orders not associated with IV-D services
NP
Code for Non-Custodial Parent
OCSE
Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OPM
Office of Personnel Management
PF
Putative Father
PHIST
Payment History
PRWORA
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
QW
Quarterly Wages
RMR
Requires Manual Review
SCR
State Case Registry
SDNH
State Directory of New Hires
SMI
Supplemental Medical Insurance
SPLS
State Parent Locator Service
SSA
Social Security Administration
SSI
Supplemental Security Income
SSN
Social Security Number
SVES
State Verification and Exchange System
TANF
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TIN
Taxpayer Identification Number
UI
Unemployment Insurance
UIFSA
Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
URESA
Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Support Act
W-4
New Hire
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Related Reading
Criminal Background Checks for Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents
All States have regulations that require background investigations of prospective foster and adoptive parents and all adults residing in their households. States may deny approval of a foster care license or adoption application if any adult in the household has been convicted of certain crimes.
www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/background.cfm
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Mother, friend charged with 1st-degree murder
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 4:56 PM Updated: Mar 15, 2013 5:17 PM
By Jackie Kent - email
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
The mother of twin 18-month-old girls and her friend who were arrested yesterday on child-abuse charges are now accused of first-degree murder, police say.
Police suspect that Kristepher Benavidez, 25, had been allegedly physically abusing the twins who were hospitalized after suffering severe injuries. Police say Monique Gaxiola, 30, knew about the alleged abuse, but didn't report it.
According to police, one of the twins has died, prompting the new charges.
KOLD News 13 will continue to bring you further details on this investigation.
Copyright 2013 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.
TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
The mother of twin 18-month-old girls and her friend who were arrested yesterday on child-abuse charges are now accused of first-degree murder, police say.
Police suspect that Kristepher Benavidez, 25, had been allegedly physically abusing the twins who were hospitalized after suffering severe injuries. Police say Monique Gaxiola, 30, knew about the alleged abuse, but didn't report it.
According to police, one of the twins has died, prompting the new charges.
KOLD News 13 will continue to bring you further details on this investigation.
Copyright 2013 Tucson News Now. All rights reserved.
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The parents of 18-month-old twins were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of child abuse.
Kristepher Benavidez, 25, and Monique Gaxiola, 30, were booked into Pima County jail. Each faces two counts of child abuse, Sgt. Chris Widmer, spokesman for the Tucson Police Department, said in a news release.
Tucson Fire Department personnel went to a home in the 5200 block of South Newcastle Court near South Midvale Park Road, in response to a child not breathing call about about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
While they took the toddler to a hospital, police officers discovered the toddler’s twin and a 7-year-old sister at a neighbors home. While the older child appeared uninjured, the twin girls suffered “injuries that appeared non-accidental,” Widmer said.
Detectives “determined that the father had been physically abusing the twin 18-month old sisters for an unknown period of time. The mother was aware of the abuse but did not report it. Both children suffered severe trauma from the abuse,” Widmer said in the release.
The oldest child is in the custody of state Child Protective Services. The twins remain hospitalized.
Bond for Benavidez was set at $20,000, while it is $5,000 for Gaxiola.
The investigation is ongoing, he said.
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/crime/tucson-pair-accused-in-abuse-of-twin-girls-months/article_b2bdf6a8-8cf2-11e2-bcae-001a4bcf887a.html
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