NOTE: This process costs $10 and requires a credit card.
 

1. Go to visit the ePatch website.
2. Read the Registration Terms and Conditions page and click Accept.
3. Complete your personal information including your:
   • Reason for the request
     • If you are strictly a Parish volunteer, check Volunteers.
     • If you are an employee for the school, check Employment.
   • First name (required)
   • Middle name (optional)
   • Last name (required)
   • Address (required)
   • City (required)
   • State (required)
   • Zip code (required)
   • Country (required)
   • Email address (optional)
   • Phone number (required)
   • Fax number (optional)
4. Click Next to submit your personal information.
5. A verification screen will appear. If you need to edit your information, click Back. If you wish to start over, click Cancel. If you wish to submit your information for a background check, click Proceed.
6. Complete the Record Check Request Form.
7. Please include:
   • First Name (required)
   • Middle Name (optional)
   • Last name (required)
   • Name suffix such as Jr., III, etc. (optional)
   • Social Security Number (optional but HIGHLY recommended)
   • Date of birth (01/02/2030) (required)
   • Gender (optional)
   • Race (optional)
   • Aliases and/or Maiden Names
8. Click Enter This Request.
9. A new Record Check Form will appear. You DO NOT need to do it again! Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. You should see a message that says, View Queued Record Check Requests (1). 
10. Click Finished.  
11. A review or summary will appear. Verify that the subjects are correct. Click Submit to continue.
12. Enter your credit card information to pay for the $10 processing fee. Click Next.
13. A verification page will appear. Verify that your information is complete. Click Submit.
14. The processing will begin. DO NOT PRESS ANY BUTTON UNTIL THE PROCESSING IS COMPLETE.
15. A new page will appear containing the Record Check Results. Click the Control Number hyperlink to view the details of a specific record check.
16. Click on the Certification Form hyperlink to view the actual form.
17. A pop-up window will appear with the title Response for Criminal Record Check. Right-click on this window and choose Print.
18. Print three copies of this certificate. One goes for the Parish file, one goes to the Department of Public Welfare, and one is for your own records.