The ARRL may provide volunteers to assist the American Red Cross with communications in support of disaster relief roles as
may be mutually agreed upon at the local and national levels.
The Red Cross requires the completion of a criminal background check to participate in Red Cross activities. A criminal background check may be performed through the Red Cross process at no cost to the volunteer, or by State or local law enforcement agency at the volunteer’s own initiative and expense. The Red Cross is only responsible for the costs of background checks conducted through their processes.
The ARRL accepts the requirement of a criminal background check for volunteers but prefers that such checks be performed by law-enforcement entities. The Red Cross agrees that ARRL volunteers shall not be asked or required to consent to credit checks, mode of living investigations, or investigative consumer reports in order to provide a communications function.