All North Portland Little League Volunteers will be required to undergo a background check before volunteering. Upon registering as a volunteer, the safety office will send you a form to fill out to start the background check process. 

Little League International requires all leagues and districts in the United States to conduct background checks that utilize JDP Background Screening, or another provider that is comparable to JDP in accessing background check records for sex offender registry data and criminal records. For those leagues that have satisfied this regulation in past seasons by utilizing JDP, there are no additional expectations, since the JDP background check currently meets that standard. The JDP National Criminal File database that contains more than 450 million records, including criminal and sex offender registry records covering 50 states and the District of Columbia, meets the current regulation requirement. Leagues are not required to use the JDP website, but may also use alternate resources. However, the alternate resources must equal or exceed the services provided by JDP.

NOTE: A local league or district official is strongly encouraged to check additional criminal records that may provide more information regarding the criminal case of individuals whose crimes do not require that they be listed on a sex offender registry. For example, convictions for assault, battery, theft or drug offenses would not result in a report on the sex offender registry.