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Literary A rts B oom [ The L AB]

Instructions f or C ompleting C learance F orms

(for v olunteers)

Act 3 4 P ennsylvania S tate P olice R equest f or C riminal R ecord C heck

NOTE: T his f orm c an b e c ompleted a nd p aid f or o nline u sing a c redit c ard O R s ent v ia m ail a long w ith a $ 10 m oney

order:

Online: V isit h

ttps://epatch.state.pa.us/Home.jsp

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o Where i t s ays, " Welcome t o P ennsylvania A ccess T o C riminal H istory", p lease c lick " Submit a N ew

Record C heck" u nder t he h eading " Credit C ard U sers".

On t his p age, p lease r eview t he " Terms a nd C onditions f or t he u se o f P ATCH". S croll t o t he b ottom

of t he p age. H ere, b y c licking t he " Accept" b utton, y ou w ill m ove i nto t he p age t o b egin t he p rocess.

If y ou c lick " Decline" y ou c annot g o f urther a nd g et y our c learances o nline.

o From t his p oint y ou w ill n eed t o m ove t hrough t he r emaining p ages a s d irected t o p ay f or a nd

receive y our c learance p rintout. W E S UGGEST M AKING S EVERAL C OPIES O F T HE R ESULTS A S Y OU

MAY B E R EQUIRED T O H AVE T HEM F OR V ARIOUS C IRCUMSTANCES I N T HE F UTURE.

You w ill r eceive t he c learance p rintout a fter t he a pplication h as b een c ompleted o nline u nless t here

is a n eed f or e xtensive r esearch b y t he P SP. A c redit c ard i s r equired f or p ayment f or e ach c learance

request.

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Download t he f orm: h ttp://

In t he f irst s eries o f b oxes, c learly p rint y our n ame a nd a ddress ( The a ddress y ou p ut d own w ill b e

where r esults a re s ent).

In t he n ext s eries o f b oxes, c learly p rint y our t elephone n umber, n ame, m aiden n ame o r a liases,

social s ecurity n umber, D OB, s ex, a nd r ace.

Under " Reason f or R equest" c heck " Volunteer"

In t he b ox i n t he u pper r ight c orner, c heck “ Individual/noncriminal j ustice a gency…”

o Send t he c ompleted a pplication a long w ith a $ 10.00 m oney o rder ( do n ot s end c ash o r a p ersonal

check) m ade p ayable t o P ennsylvania S tate P olice t o:

Pennsylvania S tate P olice C entral R epository

164 1 800 E lmerton A venue

Harrisburg, P A 1 7110-‐9758

IMPORTANT I NFORMATION

1. You w ill r eceive y our c learance v ia m ail a t t he a ddress y ou l isted u nder " Requester n ame." T his p rocess

will t ake a pproximately 1 4 b usiness d ays.

2. We s uggest m aking s everal c opies o f y our c learance a s y ou m ay b e r equired t o h ave t hem f or v arious

circumstances i n t he f utures. B e s ure t o s ubmit a c opy t o L iterary A rts B oom.

3. How t o O btain a M oney O rder:

Money o rders c an b e p urchased w ith c ash, d ebit c ards o r t ravelers c hecks. S ome p laces a ccept c redit

cards, a s w ell, b ut s ome m ay n ot t ake d ebit c ards o r t ravelers c hecks. C ash i s a ccepted e verywhere.

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