(1) The BCCU searches multiple information sources when completing state and federal background checks, including state and federal law enforcement records, state court records, and agency databases. 

These sources include:

(a) Washington state:

(i) Court criminal history and judicial information system records;

(ii) DSHS adult protective services findings;

(iii) DSHS residential client protection program findings;

(iv) DSHS child protective services findings;

(v) Department of health findings; and

(vi) Department of corrections;

(b) Washington state patrol (WSP) fingerprint rap sheets for fingerprint-based search;

(c) WSP criminal history records;

(d) Applicant self-disclosures;

(e) Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint rap sheets for fingerprint based search;

(f) Western identification network (WIN) state search (Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming); and

(g) Stored WSP & FBI fingerprint rap sheets and WIN state rap sheets (unless prohibited by federal law).

(2) For more information, BCCU can be contacted at BCCUInquiry@dshs.wa.gov.