A Tacoma man lost his state job as a network technician for the state Department of Information Services just a few months after being hired when his background check revealed an arrest in 1996 for drug possession, even though the charge was dismissed. Washington state law permits a person to request the courts to remove “non-conviction data” for prior arrests or dismissed charges two years after a case is resolved, but the man did not know of this and began the process too late to save his job.

Read the full story at: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/03/1250824/charge-was-dismissed-but-arrest.html

After violent incidents by students on campus, the University of North Carolina system and other higher education institutions are conducting criminal and other background checks on applicants, students, or faculty to help ensure campus safety.

Read the fully story at: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/01/background

ABC News reported a convicted murdered was very recently searching for singles on an online dating site until his past was revealed by a local paper. The dating site removed his profile once they were alerted to the man's past. A spokesperson said the dating site takes member security very seriously, but choose not to conduct background checks because of inaccuracies and incomplete information in the felony and sex offender databases.

Read the full story at: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/online-dating-sites-background-checks/story?id=11063166

The Albany County School District in Laramie, Wyoming is considering requiring that school volunteers submit to background checks. Requirements are still being determined, but most volunteers would be affected.

Read more at: http://www.laramieboomerang.com/articles/2010/06/10/news/doc4c107643075c7114179516.txt