LINKS North Kingstown

 

 

BCIs must be completed for each school year!

 

A school year runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following calendar year

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All background checks (in person and by mail) performed by the

Attorney General's Office are ONLY be available at the address below:

 

Attorney General Julius C. Michaelson Customer Service Center
4 Howard Avenue 
Cranston

RI 02920
 

Further information can be found on the AG's website http://www.riag.ri.gov/BCI/index.php

Phone number for AG Office is 401-274-4400 

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To complete a BCI by mail send the following four items to the above address:

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• A signed and notarized release for information 

• A copy of one of the following photo identifications (applicants must provide a copy of both the front and back of their IDs as the Attorney General's office now scans the code on the back);

  • State Issued Driver's License

  • State Issued Identification Card

  • Passport

• Check or money order (NO CASH) for $5.00 payable to BCI.  NOTE: for those aged 62 or over there is no charge

• A pre-addressed stamped envelope for return of the completed BCI to LINKS (address below).

  • You may also have it sent back to yourself  in which case you must get it to LINKS at: ​

    • LINKS, Davisville Academy, 50 East Court, North Kingstown, RI 02852

 

PLEASE ALLOW 7 BUSINESS DAYS FOR RETURN

Note you will not be notified of receipt of your BCI by LINKS

 

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To complete a BCI in person you must visit the Attorney General's Service Center at the above address

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Cost $5; no cash - for in person transactions credit/debit cards are the only form of payment accepted (fees apply) 

Identification requirements are the same as for mail in applications, however forms do not need to be notarized if you appear at the AGs office in person. 

Please see their website for hours of operation and additional information on fees.

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Other 

If you fall into one of the following categories, please contact LINKS for the procedure as set forth by NKSD for a National BCI:

1) Non RI Resident

2) You have lived in RI for less than 1 year

3) You are chaperoning an overnight event or field trip regardless of residency

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If it is necessary to use the services of the NKPD, the following procedures must be followed:

• All applications must be obtained from the School Department or online.

• All applications must be completed in full.

• All applications must be notarized prior to submission to the police department.

• Parents must obtain a copy of their operator's license either at their child's school or at home. Copies will not be made at the police department.

• All applications must be accompanied with; $5.00 in cash, check, or money order.  Checks and money orders should be made out to: Town of North Kingstown.  The Police Department does not have the capabilities to make change.

 

The above requirements must all be placed in an envelope and addressed to: NKPD Records Division.

 

Applications may be dropped off at the Police Department at any time during the day.  There is a 48 hour processing time.  Applicants need to collect their background checks two days after submission from the records clerk or the police dispatcher.