Exemptions Information

An accessIndiana subscriber might qualify for one of two types of fee exemptions for the Indiana State Police Online Limited Criminal History Search:

• Statutory Fee Exemption
• Not for Profit - Partial Exemption

Please read the following requirements for each type of exemption to determine if your organization qualifies.

Statutory Fee Exemption - No Charge Per Exemption

To qualify for a statutory fee exemption, your organization must meet the specifications as outlined in IC 5-2-5-13. If you feel your organization meets the qualifications you will need to submit a request for fee exemption to the Indiana State Police.

1. The State Police may not charge a fee for the release of a limited criminal history record if the request is made by a nonprofit organization: (1) has been in existence for at least ten years and
   
   (2) that:
   (A) has a primary purpose of providing a one on one relationship between a child and an adult volunteer and the request is made as part of a background investigation of the prospective adult volunteer for the organization;
   (B) is a home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1;
   (C) is a community mental retardation and other developmental disabilities center (as defined in IC 12-7-2-39); or
   (D) is a supervised group living facility licensed under IC 12-28-5.
   
   
2. The State Police may not charge a fee for the release of a limited criminal history record if the request is made as part of a background investigation by the Family and Social Services Administration (as defined in IC 12-17.2 or IC 12-17.4).
   
   
3. The department may not charge a fee for the release of a limited criminal history record if the request is made by a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-10.1-1-1) or non-public school (as defined in IC 20-10.1-1-3) as part of a background investigation of a prospective employee or an adult volunteer for the school corporation or non-public school.

Note: Government Agencies need not submit a Request for Fee Exemption Form nor be assigned an ISP customer number. An accessIndiana subscription is required.

Application For Fee Exemption (PDF)

Not For Profit - Partial Exemption

An organization that is registered with the Indiana Department of Revenue as an Indiana Registered 501 charitable non-profit group that works with children might qualify for the Partial Exemption Search. To determine qualification, the organization's Federal Identification Number will be required and validated against the Indiana Department of Revenue's records during each limited criminal history search conducted online. The organization must have an active subscription with accessIndiana. A statutory fee of $7.00 (as required by statutory law) will be assess to the organization's accessIndiana account for each search preformed online.

To learn more about obtaining an accessIndiana subscriber account, visit our subscriber information center at http://www.IN.gov/ai/sub/.

To confirm your Indiana Registered 501 charitable non-profit group status, contact the Indiana Department of Revenue at (317) 232-2188.

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