Other Than State or Local Laws and Licensing, When Are Volunteer Organizations Required to Screen Volunteers?
In addition to the requirements of state or local laws and licensing, a volunteer organization may also have contractual obligations for screening both employees and volunteers. For example, your insurer may require that you conduct criminal background screening in order to provide coverage for sexual molestation liability insurance. Additionally, many volunteer organizations use facilities owned by a city or county. The contract for using the facility may require background checks of any person working with youth at those facilities. Another instance of contractual requirement of criminal background screening would be the terms of funding support from government agencies or private charitable foundations.