USNA Police Record Check Supplement

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Instructions for Police Record Check Form
Candidates rece1vmg an offer of appointment are required to obtain a
routine Police Record Check from their local police department. This background
check is a precursor to the National Agency Check (NAC) that will be initiated
on Induction Day at the Naval Academy. The Police Record Check and the
NAC are utilized to determine credibility and suitability for service and to grant a
security clearance for access to classified material.
To ensure a thorough Police Record Check, you should determine all
jurisdictions under which you might fall. These would include but are not limited
to your city or town police department, sheriff's or constable's office, school law
enforcement office, and other jurisdictions where you have lived or attended
school if they are different from your home of residence. You will need to
provide each agency or office described above with a copy of the Police Record
Check Form, which may be xeroxed, and a stamped envelope addressed to the
Office of Admissions, Nominations and Appointments, Halsey Field House,
52 King George Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21402. A Police Record Check
Form must be filled out by each applicable agency or office.
The local agency or office (not you) must return the completed form to
the Admissions Office. There could be a fee charged by the law enforcement
office to access your police record. You are responsible for any expenses
incurred in connection with this Police Record Check.
The Police Record Check is intended to identify and disclose minor traffic
and non-traffic violations of the law. If civil or criminal charges of a more severe
nature (such as a misdemeanor or a felony) have been filed against you or
adjudicated by a court of law, you will also need to provide the Admissions
Office with these court records. These records are required regardless of the
plea or verdict and should be disclosed even if you were told that the records
were "expunged" or "sealed."
Some law enforcement offices have policies prohibiting the release of
arrest or conviction records, even at your request. In these cases, ask the
law enforcement office to provide a statement of this policy in lieu of the
Police Record Check.