About the Program

The goal of the Missouri VECHS (pronounced ‘vecks’) program is to ensure the safety and well-being of children, the elderly and the disabled by providing organizations the opportunity to conduct criminal background checks on volunteers, employees and prospective applicants that work with Missouri’s most vulnerable populations.
MOVECHs Pages
About VECHs
The Missouri Volunteer and Employee Criminal History Service program gives qualified Missouri entities access to state and national criminal history record information on current and prospective applicants, employees, and volunteers.
Process and Forms
What a Missouri organization submits to be considered for the VECHS program, where to send it, and what happens once the application is reviewed.
FAQs
Answers to the questions the CJIS Division is asked most often about the Missouri VECHS program, followed by definitions of the terms used throughout it.

