City of Coconut Creek Y.S.O.A
Guidelines for Volunteer Background Checks

Criminal records including Guilty pleas (regardless of Adjucation),
No Contest Pleas, or Pre-Trail intervention/Diversion.

This is not intended to be a complete list of all disqualifying offenses.

I. WILL NOT ALLOW TO VOLUNTEER

·         Extreme Violence (aggravated assault/ aggravated Battery, Murder, Attempted Murder)

·         Sexual Offenses (lewd & lascivious, sexual battery, Rape, sex with a minor)

·         Kidnapping

·         False Imprisonment

·         Child Abuse

·         Arson

·         Pornography

·         Extortion

·         Manslaughter (excluding vehicular homicide/ Involuntary)

·         Indecent Exposure (if Sexual in Nature)

·         Currently is on probation or has a case pending for any of the above offenses.

II. WILL NOT ALLOW TO VOLUNTEER- if offense less than 10 years old. Will consider and carefully review if older than 10 years.

·         Felony drug use

·         Grand theft\ Robbery

·         Burglary

·         Felony Battery/ Assault

·         Felony Possession of a concealed Weapon

·         Prostitution or solicitation of prostitution.

·         Grand Larceny

·         Other felonies not mentioned in section I

·         Currently is on probation or has a case pending for any of the above offenses.

III. WILL NOT ALLOW TO VOLUNTEER- if offense less than 5 years old. Will consider and carefully review if older than 5 years.

·         Multiple DUI's

·         Misdemeanor Drug and/or Paraphernalia

·         Possession of concealed weapon- Misdemeanor

·         Battery/ Assault

·         Resisting arrest with Violence

·         Welfare/ Unemployment fraud

·         Forgery

·         Domestic Violence

·         Currently is on probation or has a case pending for any of the above offenses.

IV. JUDGMENT- Case by Case Review if offense less than 5 years old.

·         DUI- one incident only.

·         Sale of Alcohol to Minor

·         Disorderly Conduct

·         Multiple Criminal Offenses

·         Petty Theft (Theft to Deprive/ Retail Theft/ Shoplifting)

·         Loitering

·         Trespassing

·         Arrest with out Violence

·         larceny

·         Other Criminal Offenses.

This is not intended to be a complete list of all disqualifying offenses.

APPEAL PROCESS

Applicants have the right to request a copy of any criminal history background report, that is received on them. The applicant is entitled to challenge the accuracy and completeness of any information contained in such a report and may obtain prompt validity of that challenge before any final decision is made about their status as volunteer.

All Appeals Shall be requested in writing and addressed to the Coconut Creek Youth Sports Organizations Association (ISO). The Executive Board will place the appeal on the agenda of the next regularly scheduled YSOA meeting. The President of the League that administered the Background Check will not be able to render a vote regarding the outcome of the appeal. The individual requesting the appeal will be required to sign a "Waiver of Information Release." All decisions of the YSOA are final.

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