{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-2540.204","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 2540.204","heading":"What are the components of a National Service Criminal History Check?","body":"(a) Unless CNCS approves a waiver under § 2540.207, for each individual in a position specified in § 2540.201, grantees or subgrantees must, obtain:\n(1) A nationwide check of the National Sex Offender Public website through NSOPW.gov;\n(2) A check of the State criminal history record repository or agency-designated alternative for the individual's State of residence and State of service; and\n(3) A fingerprint-based check of the FBI criminal history record database through the State criminal history record repository or agency-approved vendor.\n(b) One way for grant recipients or subrecipients to obtain and document the required components of the National Service History Check is through the use of agency-approved vendors.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Welfare","CHAPTER XXV—CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE","PART 2540—GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS","Subpart B—Requirements Directly Affecting the Selection and Treatment of Participants"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"36be9e4b474d19e80faa3b6367d9fb230f74aaed94656234335873447ba7b514","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-2540.203","next":"us/45-cfr-2540.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}