Getting of the State Registry
(of child abusers)
Authored & Edited by
egypt
Please refer to the free online eBook:
Standing InThe Shadow of the Law
By Marilyn Harrison
http://rscraps.com/NFPCAR/Shadow
(available for download)
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The first step is going through the appeal process and obtaining a determination of unfounded, unindicated or unsubstantiated. One is placed upon the Registry as a first step upon a substantiated finding from the outcome of a child abuse investigation. Please see: http://www.rscraps.com/FPReform for a description of what happens. We find it to be unconstitutional and a judge has ruled it to be so and the appealed ruling was upheld.
The following is input from Group in the quest to get our names expunged from the Central Registry (SACWIS) or Central Index. Even though found unsubstantiated, unindicated and unfounded, many times our record still remains. Another section “Central Registry Expunction of Records by State” lists the statutes regarding this expunction.
Also, please see “Components of a Caseworker’s File,” a work in progress in obtaining case records.
With a Registry record, one can be fired from and/or not obtain a caregiver job. One lady I know, who has an indicated finding and is on the Central Index of CA is not allowed to drive a school bus, anymore, because she is in contact with children. There is work being conducted in Group with regard to the Central Registry and placement on it being a violation of our Constitutional Rights as it occurs without due process of law. Please read more about it with Marilyn’s ebook:
Please refer to eBook
Standing InThe Shadow of the Law
by Marilyn Harrison
http://rscraps.com/NFPCAR/Shadow
(Available for download)
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Child Abuse and Neglect Registry Contacts
This information is subject to change. Last updated October 2, 2007.
Note: When indicated, requests made by Children’s Administration staff and licensors should be submitted on the Children’s Administration CA/N Registry Check Form.
Agencies responsible for conducting their own inquiries should use their own information release forms. For additional information provided by the National Resource Center for Foster Care and Permanency Planning, go to http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/info_services/Adam-Walsh.html.
STATES | Contact Information | Procedures / Forms |
Alabama | CAN Central Registry Office of Child Protective Services Department of Human Resources 50 Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36130-4000 Phone: (334) 242-9500 Contact: Sue Ash, Supervisor | Central Clearinghouse forms and instructions are available by calling (334) 242-9500
Forms must be signed and signature must be witnessed. Electronic transmission not available. Must mail forms to the address listed. |
Alaska | Call this number to request a check for the county that the person lived in: 907-269-4000 | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Fax to (907) 465-2648 (907) 269-4001 - Anchorage |
Arizona | Contact: Sandy Schultz Phone: 364-2732
Fax: (602) 530-1833
AZ Department of Economic Security
| Put on agency letterhead. Include the information you are requesting, purpose of request, include the person's names, DOB, SS#, and known addresses in state.
FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead. |
Arkansas | Fax Arkansas form and standard cover letter on DSHS letterhead to: (501) 682-0407 (Attn: V. Williams)
(501) 682-0407 (Phone for Central Registry) Toll Free: (800) 482-5964 | |
California | California Department of Justice Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis Child Protection Program PO Box 903387 Sacramento, CA 94203-3870 Phone: (916) 227-3285 |
1) locate Programs and Services 2) locate Criminal Justice header 3) select Child Protection Program
California has been seeking state legislation to allow for the release of CAN records to out-of-state child welfare agencies |
Colorado | Phone: (303) 866-5932 Contacts: Helen Artz (303) 866-7183 Jan Diaz (303) 866-7230 Valerie Fresquez (303) 866-7925 (Mon/Tue only) Rose Estrada, Manager, (303)866-7187
BIU, CDHS 3550 W. Oxford Avenue Denver, CO 80236
| http://www.cdhs.state.co.us/ea/RecordsandReports.htm
All information is required, including signature of the person, notary, and authorization to release. This form must be accompanied by a check or money order for $10.00 made payable to CDHS, BIU. Background checks are completed from the SACWIS which was rolled out in 2001. Anything prior to that would need to be submitted to the county office.
Note: Processing fees are reimbursable under Title IV-E administrative expenses. |
Connecticut | DCF Hotline Fifth Floor 505 Hudson Street Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: (800) 624-5518 TDD Fax: (800) 560-7072 | Requires an authorization of release signed and dated by the individual. The release must include the following information: · Purpose of the release (e.g., foster care, adoption) · Full name, clearly printed and spelled correctly · Date of birth · Addresses for each residence during the past 5 years · Social Security Number · Aliases, maiden names, other names · Name of spouse and date of birth · Name and date of birth of other adults in the home (over age 16) · Name of all children (biological, step) and date of birth
Mail or fax form. FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead. |
Delaware | Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families 1825 Falkland Road Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 892-5800 Fax: (302) 633-5191 (Do not fax on Wednesdays) Contact: Beth Kramer | A signed release is necessary. FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
If additional information is needed, Delaware will provide a release form.
Requests should state that the information is required to comply with the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.
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District of Columbia | Local (toll): (202) 727-7804
Child & Family Services Agency |
Mail the original District of Columbia form with notary
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Florida | Toll-Free: (800) 96-ABUSE (800-962-2873)
Fax: (850) 488-1319
FL Dept. of Children and Families |
FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead. Requires both Washington and Florida forms. |
Georgia | Requests can be faxed (on letterhead) to Marsha Joyce with DHS- (404) 657-3415. | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Request must include DOB, SS# and last known address in Georgia |
Guam | Phone: (671) 475-2640 Fax: (671) 477-0500 Bureau of Social Services
| FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Request must include the reason the information is being requested.
Guam cannot searach by perpetrator name, only by victim name. |
Hawaii | Hawaii Local (toll): (808) 832-5300 Statewide Section Administrator | Call for more information.
Faxed requests not accepted. |
Idaho | Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Children & Family Services 450 W. State Street, 5th Floor PO Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0036
Toll-Free: (800) 926-2588
Contact: Tina Griffin griffinT2@idhw.state.id.us | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
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Illinois | Send a written request (on letterhead) by fax to 217-785-6580 attn: Linda Smith
IL Dept. of Children & Family Services
| FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Include the applicant's DOB, name, and any info on where they lived in Illinois if available (address, county, city). |
Indiana | Toll-Free: (800) 800-5556 Fax: (317) 234-4633
Indiana Government Center South 402 W. Washington Street W364 MS08 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2773 | Use Indiana from. |
Iowa | Toll-Free: (800) 362-2178 Contacts: Linda Chagoya Phone: (515) 515-5581 Fax: (515) 242-6884 | |
Kansas | SRS / Children and Family Services 915 SW Harrison Street, 5th Floor South Topeka, KS 66613 Toll-Free: (800) 922-5330 Contact: Janna Gunckle Phone: (785) 296-5636 Fax: (785) 296-0470 | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Requests may be faxed or mailed. Include the following information: name, alias, date of birth, SSN, and purpose of the inquiry,
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Kentucky | Department for Community Based Services Records Management Section Phone: (502) 564-3834 Toll-Free: (800) 752-6200 | Call for more information. |
Louisiana | Fax: (225) 342-9087 | Contact for more information. |
Maine | Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child and Family Services Child Protective Intake Unit 11 State House Station 221 State Street Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (800) 452-1999 Fax: (207) 287-5065 | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
May mail or fax form. Must include person’s name, aliases, date of birth. Include any information on resident addresses within Maine and timeframe for residence in the state.
Responses will provide only summary information concerning any maltreatment findings. |
Maryland | Phone: (410) 767-7461
Department of Human Resources
| Contact for more information. |
Massachusetts | Phone number 800-792-5200
Fax: (617) 439-2079
Massachusetts Department of Social Services
| Contact for more information. |
Michigan | Phone: 517-241-2488 Toll free: 1-866-685-0006
Fax: (517)241-7047
Children's Protective Services & Foster Care | Contact for more information. |
Minnesota | Dennis Curran, ABS Unit DSH – Division of Licensing Phone: (651) 284-0269 Email: dennis.curran@state.mn.us
MN DHS Licensing Division Phone: (651) 296-3971
(651) 296-2217 | Authorization for release of information is required. Call (651) 296-3971 to get a copy.
The authorization must be signed and dated by the subject, and must include the following: 1. Purpose of the release (e.g., foster care, adoption) 2. Full name, clearly printed 3. DOB 4. Current address 5. Previous residence in Minnesota, including county and city 6. SSN (optional) 7. Name and agency to whom information will be released |
Mississippi | Toll-Free: (800) 222-8000 | Contact for more information. |
Missouri | Toll-Free: (800) 392-3738 | |
Montana | Montana Child and Family Services Division Centralized Intake Unit PO Box 8005 Helena, MT 59604 Phone: (866) 820-5437 Fax: (406) 444-4156 Toll-Free: (866) 820-5437 | Contact the child abuse hotline (number to the left). |
Nebraska | Nebraska Health and Human Services Box 95044 Lincoln, NE 68509-5044 Phone: (402) 471-9322 Fax: (402) 471-9034 Toll-Free: (800) 652-1999 Contact: Suzann Johnson | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Form must be notarized, signed and dated by subject. The release must include: · Purpose of the release (adoption or foster care/placement only) · Full name, clearly printed or typed · Date of birth · Address, include addresses for last 5 years · SSN · Other names, aliases, maiden names, married names · Name of spouse and date of birth · Name and DOB of other individuals in the home · Names of all children in the home and DOB |
Nevada | Nevada Central Registry Fax: (775)684-4456 | Form can be accessed at http://www.dcfs.state.nv.us/DCFS_ChildProtSer.htm
A signed release is required. Must include name, aliases, date of birth and SSN. |
New Hampshire | NHDCYF Central Registry Fax: (603) 271-4729 | Form 2202, Central registry Name Search Authorization. Contact for more information. |
New Jersey | Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing Attn: Richard Farrell
Phone: (609) 987-2028
TDD: (800) 835-5510 | Contact for more information. |
New Mexico | Fax: (505) 476-5490 Toll-Free: (800) 797-3260 | For checks on prospective foster or adoptive parents only (including relatives) who may have resided in NM within the last five years, send a request by mail or fax. Include previous addresses and dates of residence in NM, as well as SSN, date of birth and previous names/aliases. FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead. |
New York | State Central Register PO Box 4480 Albany, NY 12204 TDD: (800) 369-2437 | Contact for proper forms. |
North Carolina | Family Support and Child Welfare Policy Team 325 N. Salisbury Street
Contact: Terri Reichert, policy consultant Phone: (919) 733-4622
General Phone: (919) 733-4622 | Contact for more information. |
North Dakota | Fax: (701) 328-3480
North Dakota Department of Human Services | Contact for more information. |
Ohio | Children's Protective Services Section
Phone: (614) 466-9274 Fax: (614) 466-0164 1-866-635-3748 OPTION 2 | FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead.
Written Request on Letterhead. **MUST SAY THAT IT
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Oklahoma | Oklahoma Department of Human Services Children & Family Services Division Attn: Adoption Services PO Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 (use only for adoption)
| Call the Child Abuse Hotline at 800 522-3511 and tell them what city or cities the individual lived in – they will give you the county and phone number for the place you’ll have to call to get the fax number to send a letter requesting the info. |
Oregon | Phone: (503) 945-5683 Fax: (503) 378-3800 | Contact for more information.
Fax on Letterhead, must state specific reason
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Pennsylvania | ChildLine Phone: (717) 783-1964 Toll-Free: (800) 932-0313 | Go to: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/General/FormsPub/003671038.htm $10 fee |
Puerto Rico | Toll-Free: (800) 981-8333 Fax: (787)625-4191 | Contact for more information. Fax on Letterhead with Specific Reason, ATTN: Central Registry
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Rhode Island | Rhode Island State Central Registry and Child Abuse Hotline Phone: (800) 742-4453 (401) 528-3843 Fax: (401) 528-3480 | Contact for more information. Fax on Letterhead, must state specific reason
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South Carolina | South Caroline Department of Social Services Contact: Jocelyn Goodwin, CPS Program Manager Phone: (803) 898-7318 Email: jgoodwin@dss.state.sc.us Local (toll): (803) 898-7318 | Go to: http://www.state.sc.us/dss/ $15.00 fee per person |
South Dakota | Local (toll): (605) 773-3227 | Contact for more information. |
Tennessee | Contact: Jerry Cunningham Phone: (615) 532-9700 Fax: (615) 532-6495
| Authorization for release of information required. Fax on letterhead
FOR CHILDREN’S ADMINISTRATION ONLY: Use the CA CA/N Registry Check Form and get a signature from the individual. Print form on DSHS letterhead. |
Texas | Texas Department of Family & Protective Services Mail Code Y960 PO Box 149030 Austin, TX 78714-9030 Contact: Cindy Laurence Phone: (512) 929-6793 | Contact Cindy Lawrence for the appropriate forms. |
Utah | Contact: Andrea Hess Phone: (801) 538-4620 Fax: (801) 538-3993 Email: ahess@utah.gov
Contact: Niki Wolfe, (801) 538-4439 Contact: Duane Betournay, (801) 538-4031 General: (801) 438-4620 | Go to: www.dcfs.utah.gov Select “Reports, Plans & Forms” Scroll down to the form named “Informed Consent of Liability” http://www.hsdcfs.utah.gov/PDF/Informed%20Consent.PDF Utah also requires a copy of the person’s picture identification with this form. |
Vermont | Child Abuse Registry Unit Department for Children and Families Family Services Division 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671-2401 Phone: (802) 241-2131 General: (800) 649-5285 |
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Virginia | Virginia Department of Social Services Child Abuse Central Registry Unit 7 N. Eighth Street Richmond, VA 23219 Contact: Betty Whittaker, Central Registry Supervisor Phone: (804) 726-7567 Toll-Free: (800) 552-7096 | Form must be notarized. Electronic transmission is not available. |
Virgin Islands | Phone: (340) 773-2323 ext. 2059
Fax: (340)773-6121 |
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Washington |
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West Virginia | Toll-Free: (800) 352-6513 | |
Wisconsin | Division of Children and Family Services Contact: S. Kate Johnson Bureau of Programs and Policies
Phone: (608) 266-1489 Fax: (608) 264-6750 | Contact for more information. |
Wyoming | Contact: Kathy Garcia 2300 Capitol Avenue Phone: (307) 777-5894 Email: kgarci@state.wy.us | No charge for state child welfare agencies. Fee of $8.00 per person for private adoption agencies.
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