Clearance Application Packets
ACT 34 PA STATE POLICE BACKGROUND CHECK
APPLICANT PROCEDURES
Fee: $22.00 payable to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Criminal reports may be obtained electronically from the Pennsylvania State Police at https://epatch.state.pa.us/
- Click on “Submit a New Record Check”
- You will be required to enter a valid credit card, which will be charged $22.00
- At the bottom of the page click to accept the terms and conditions
- Click on Individual Request
- Click continue
- Complete the files
- Employment (Reason for Request)
- Click next
- Verify the information by clicking proceed
- Complete the fields and click on enter the request
- Click finished
- Click submit and enter the credit card information
- Once the search results page appears, click on the Control Number to open the details page
- Click Certification Page to access your official clearance and print
Fee: Free for Volunteers
Criminal reports may be obtained electronically from the Pennsylvania State Police at https://epatch.state.pa.us/
- Click on “New Record Check” (volunteers only)
- At the bottom of the page click to accept the terms and conditions
- Complete the files
- Click next
- Verify the information by clicking proceed
- Complete the fields and click on enter the request
- Click finished
- Click submit
- Once the search results page appears, click on the Control Number to open the details page
- Click Certification Page to access your official clearance and print
ACT 151 CHILD ABUSE CLEARANCE – FREE to Volunteers
The Child Abuse report application may be obtained electronically at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS
- Create a new account – you will need an email address
- Click on next
- Keystone ID: create a username
- Complete the fields and click on finish
- Follow the prompts for creating a password
- Log in
- You will be required to enter a valid credit card, which will be charged $13.00
- Click through the continue and next prompts
- Click on “Create a Clearance Application”
- Read through and click “Begin” at the bottom of the page
- Application Purpose: School Employment
- Click Next
- Enter in your name, birthday, gender, “yes” for Social Security Number, email address
- Complete the remaining sheets by clicking on the “+” to add and then complete the fields
- Click on next at the bottom of each page
- You will be walked through the payment process