ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

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ICPC STATE Pages

North Carolina

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern. · Phone: August 2013 Effective Date for All Information (919) 527-6390. · Fax: Contact ICPC Administrative Assistant to Verify Mailing Address and Faxing.

North Carolina Criminal Background Checks/Abuse and Neglect Registry

Home Studies which Require Criminal / Perpetrator Record Checks

North Carolina requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:

Foster Care
Relative-Foster Care
Foster-Adopt
Adoption
Parent

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

Criminal background checks/screening via Live Scan or other computerized technology are offered at the following levels:

National
State
Local

State or Local Criminal Record Checks Requirements/Process:

Supervising agencies conduct a local criminal history check through accessing the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Corrections Offender Population Unified System and submit the results of the criminal history checks to the licensing authority for foster parent applicants and other members (16 and older) of the household at the initial application and relicensure. To obtain Adam Walsh clearances and child protective services please see link. Requests For Information | NCDHHS

Applicant will not be approved if the person has committed any of the following misdemeanor or felony offenses:

•Applicants are ineligible for licensure if they or a member of their household has ever been convicted of a felony involving:

(1) Child abuse or neglect;

(2) Spouse abuse;

(3) A crime against a child or children (including child pornography);

(4) A crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or

homicide but not including other physical assault or battery, or

• Has within the last five years been convicted of a felony involving:

(1) Physical assault;

(2) Battery; or

(3) A drug-related offense.

Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)

North Carolina 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 y

Relative y y y

Relative Foster Care y y y y

Foster-Adopt y y y y

Adoption y y y y

Parent y y y

	Federal	State	Local	ANR
Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Relative		y	y	y
Relative Foster Care	y	y	y	y
Foster-Adopt	y	y	y	y
Adoption	y	y	y	y
Parent		y	y	y

North Carolina provides Abuse and Neglect searches:

Wait Time for Criminal Records Results

Wait time for fingerprint results are:

Live Scan or other technology

State: 31-60 days

Local/County: 31-60 days

Manually - Fingerprint Card

State: 31-60 days

Local/County: 31-60 days

Verification of Criminal Records Results

Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
Other, specified next

For fingerprint results we receive the actual results for local criminal record checks we obtain signature verifying the completion.

Period of Time the Checks are Valid

No information provided