INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CLEARANCES
1. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE CRIMINAL HISTORY CLEARANCE: $22
Request online at: https://epatch.pa.gov/home
Follow the links to the forms.
Click on “certification form” to get your official clearance. (Your clearance will show an official seal in the background and will look like a letter addressed to you.)
If you cannot complete the clearance online and would like a form to print out and complete, please contact the school for the SP4-164 form.
2. INDENTOGO FBI BACKGROUND CHECK: $27.50
Request online or via phone. Use Service Code 1KG6NX for this service.
To register online visit: https://uenroll.identogo.com/
To register via phone: (844) 321 – 2101
Visit the Fingerprint location listed below. Bring the proper identification and the correct form of payment.
Lifelong Learning Center
2221 W Market St
Pottsville, PA 17901
(570) 628 – 5761
IDENTOGO Customer Service: (855) 845 – 7434
3. CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE: $13
Request online at: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Applicants will be able to view and print their results online.
Paper submissions will still be accepted. Paper forms can be found at: http://keepkidssafe.pa.gov/resources/clearances/index.htm
Submit paper applications to:
ChildLine and Abuse Registry
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
PO Box 8170
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170
4. FBI FINGERPRINTING REPORTS: $26.20
Department of Aging (DOA) background check is
required for all students who have not lived in the state of Pennsylvania for the last two years.
Students must call 1(717) 265 – 7887 to verify the service code of 1KG8RJ.
Then apply online, the instructions are found at https://uenroll.identogo.com/
For questions related to the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, please contact the ChildLine Verification Unit at (717) 783 – 6211 or toll free at (877) 371 – 5422.