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Appendix D: Sample Forms
[ Insert agency name/logo/address]
APPLICANT DISCLOSURE AFFIDAVIT
(Please read carefully)
Our agency screens prospective employees and volunteers to evaluate whether an applicant poses a risk of harm to the children and youth it serves. Information obtained is not an automatic bar to employment or volunteer work, but is considered in view of all relevant circumstances. This disclosure is required to be completed by applicants for positions in order to be considered. Any falsification, misrepresentation, or incompleteness in this disclosure alone is grounds for disqualification or termination.
APPLICANT: |
______________________________________
Please print complete name and social security number. |
The undersigned applicant affirms that I HAVE NOT at ANY TIME (whether as an adult or juvenile):
Yes | No | (Initial answer under "yes" or "no" and provide brief explanation for a "yes" answer below.) |
___ | ___ | Been convicted of; |
___ | ___ | Pleaded guilty to (whether or not resulting in a conviction); |
___ | ___ | Pleaded nolo contendere or no contest to; |
___ | ___ | Admitted; |
___ | ___ | Had any judgment or order rendered against me
(whether by default or otherwise); |
___ | ___ | Entered into any settlement of an action or claim of; |
___ | ___ | Had any license, certificate, or employment suspended, revoked, terminated, or adversely affected because of; |
___ | ___ | Been diagnosed as having or been treated for any mental or emotional condition arising from; or |
___ | ___ | Resigned under threat of termination of employment or volunteer work for; |
Any allegation, any conduct, matter, or thing (irrespective of the formal name thereof) constituting or involving (whether under criminal or civil law of any jurisdiction):
Yes | No | (Initial answer under "yes" or "no" and provide brief explanation for a "yes" answer below.) |
___ | ___ | Any felony. |
___ | ___ | Rape or other sexual assault. |
___ | ___ | Drug- or alcohol-related offenses. |
___ | ___ | Abuse of a minor or child, whether physical or sexual. |
___ | ___ | Incest. |
___ | ___ | Kidnaping, false imprisonment, or abduction. |
___ | ___ | Sexual harassment. |
___ | ___ | Sexual exploitation of a minor. |
___ | ___ | Sexual conduct with a minor. |
___ | ___ | Annoying/molesting a child. |
___ | ___ | Lewdness and/or indecent exposure. |
___ | ___ | Lewd and lascivious behavior. |
___ | ___ | Obscene literature. |
___ | ___ | Assault, battery, or other offense involving a minor. |
___ | ___ | Endangerment of a child. |
___ | ___ | Any misdemeanor or other offense classification involving a minor or to which a minor was a witness. |
___ | ___ | Unfitness as a parent or custodian. |
___ | ___ | Removing children from a State or concealing children in violation of a law or court order. |
___ | ___ | Restrictions or limitations on contact or visitation with children or minors. |
___ | ___ | Similar or related conduct, matters, or things. |
___ | ___ | Accusation of any of the above. |
Explanations:
(If you answered "yes" to any of the above, please explain. If none, write "none.")
Description |
Dates |
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The above statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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Date |
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Applicant's signature |
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Date |
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Witness to signature |
OJJDP Summary: Guidelines for the Screening of Persons Working with Children, the Elderly, and Individuals with Disabilities in Need of Support, April 1998 |
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