AB 506 is the California law that sets child abuse prevention rules for youth service organizations, such as youth centers, recreation programs and other organizations whose staff and volunteers work with children. It’s been in effect since 2022, and the temporary exemption for organizations that weren’t doing background checks before then ended on January 1, 2024.
What AB 506 Requires
- Background checks for administrators, employees and regular volunteers. A regular volunteer is anyone 18 or older who has direct contact with or supervises children for more than 16 hours a month or 32 hours a year.
- Mandated reporter training for the same people. The state’s free online mandated reporter training counts.
- Written policies for reporting suspected abuse, and for having at least two mandated reporters present with children whenever possible.
The law is in California Business and Professions Code § 18975.
How We Handle Live Scan for Your Group
We come to you, whether that’s your office, a school, a field site or an event, and fingerprint everyone in one visit.
If your organization has its own Live Scan forms. Most organizations we work with already have their own Request for Live Scan forms with their ORI, because they’re set up with the DOJ as a custodian of records. In our experience, organizations usually have two or three applicant types on their forms, such as volunteer, employee and sometimes contractor, so make sure each person brings the right one. Have everyone bring their form, and we’ll make sure each one is filled out correctly and fingerprint the whole group.
If your organization isn’t set up yet. Some aren’t. We recently worked with an organization partnering with LAUSD that had no forms and wasn’t set up as a custodian of records. We did a California record review for each of their people, and that was enough for LAUSD. For another organization working with charter schools across Los Angeles, we did both California and FBI record reviews. Check with the district or agency you’re working with on what they’ll accept, and we’ll take it from there.
Pricing
It’s $30 per person, or $25 each for groups of 10 or more, plus a travel fee based on your location. Government fees are separate.
Watch: Nature Nexus Institute, a Repeat Client
Nature Nexus Institute is a nonprofit that has used us time and time again to fingerprint its volunteers, often at field sites like Ballona Wetlands.
Get Started
Call or text 310-526-0200 with your organization’s name, how many people need fingerprinting and where, and we’ll send you a quote. For more on how group visits work, see Mobile Live Scan for Groups.
