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Contact the Detective Division to schedule a background check. Checks are scheduled Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., by appointment only. They are for town residents only and are not done on Rhode Island State holidays. Disqualifying info can be found under RIGL 23-17-37, 11-37-8.1 and 11-37-8.3.
Background Check Information:
Nursing backgrounds should be completed through the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office located at 4 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI, (401) 274-4400.
A BCI check without fingerprints can be completed through the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office. You can contact them at (401) 274-4400 or at 4 Howard Avenue, Cranston, RI.