Delaware Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry
Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks
Delaware requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
Criminal Background Screening
The following methods are used to capture fingerprints to conduct criminal records checks:
- Live Scan or other computerized technology
- Finger Print cards
- Other, specified below
For Child Abuse/Neglect checks, a computerized check is completed using First Name, Last Name, Aliases, DOB, SSN, Race & Sex
Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:
State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:
Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:
-
Sex Offenses or any other offenses against children
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Felony Convictions under the Adoption & Safe Families Act
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Delaware requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR)):
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
Foster Care |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
Relative |
|
|
|
|
y |
Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
Adoption |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
Parent |
|
|
|
|
y |
Delaware provides Abuse and Neglect searches:
Wait Time for Criminal Records Results
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 15-30 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
- Signature verifying background check completed
Period of Time the Checks are Valid