Background Checks and Screening
Any adult serving in a supervisory role of girls, handling or overseeing Girl Scout monies, or driving girls not under their own guardianship must successfully complete the criminal background check process.
*Any adult who has not registered and successfully completed the background check should never be left alone with girls attending a Girl Scout activity. These adults may, however, be paired with a registered and approved volunteer to lead a small group, as long as enough approved volunteers are present to cover the group’s girl-to-adult ratio as outlined in Volunteer Essentials.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know that my information is secure? 
Who needs to submit a background check?
How do I submit a background check?
Required Information and Usage
Contest of Criminal History
Previous Background Check or Live Scan Screening
Background Check Cost
What information is reported?
What can I expect after I submit a background check?
Is there a paper or offline option?
Disqualification
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada cannot work with an adult who has been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to, has received adjudication for or has pleaded no contest to one of the following crimes:
Automatic Disqualification:
• Any felony offense, regardless of type
• Currently arrested or warrant outstanding
• Misdemeanor crime against a child or dependent adult
• Misdemeanor crime involving child endangerment
• Misdemeanor crime involving use of weapons
• Misdemeanor crime involving violence or battery
• Misdemeanor crime involving theft, robbery, fraud or forgery
• Misdemeanor crime involving arson
• Misdemeanor crime of public indecency
• Misdemeanor DUI, DWI, or possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia
Possible Disqualifications:
Other misdemeanors, as this council may determine, including but not limited to traffic and moving violations or excessive violations, shall be reviewed by the council on a case-bycase basis. The decision whether to allow service shall be within the absolute discretion of the council and factors to be considered include, but are not limited to:
• The nature and severity of the criminal conduct
• The position for which the person seeks to volunteer
• The length of time since the criminal conduct occurred
• The number of crimes committed by the prospective volunteer
• The circumstances under which the crime was committed
• The likelihood that the person will commit the crime again
Unresolved Situations:
If there is an open warrant for the arrest of the applicant, or there is a pending charge with no disposition, that application cannot be approved and the volunteer cannot be placed until the situation has been satisfactorily resolved and the criminal background check report updated. If the applicant has already begun to serve in a volunteer capacity, her or his participation must be suspended pending the disposition of the case or resolution of the open warrant.
Disclosure
Volunteers and applicants are required to disclose any pending criminal charges. If charges are pending related to any criminal offense other than minor traffic violations and known to the Council, involvement with the Council as a volunteer will be temporarily suspended pending disposition of the case, service (or continued service) with the Council shall be within the absolute and exclusive discretion of the Chief Executive Officer or her/his designee.
Contest of Criminal History
According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you have the right to obtain a free copy of your consumer report within 60 days of the day when any adverse action is taken against you based on the report. You also have 30 days to report and dispute the results you believe to Rev. 01/2020 be incorrect or incomplete to Sterling Volunteers, who is the reporting source. Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada will rely upon the information contained in the criminal history report until a corrected report has been provided. You can contact our screening provider, Sterling Volunteers at www.sterlingvolunteers.com to request a copy of your report or if you wish to dispute the accuracy of the information in the report directly with the consumer reporting agency (i.e., the source of the information contained in the report), you should contact the Sterling Volunteers at:
Sterling Volunteeers Compliance Department
4511 Rockside Road, 4th Floor, Independence, OH 44131
855-326-1820 Option 3
