---
kind: "section"
citation: "45 C.F.R. § 2540.202"
title: "45"
number: "2540.202"
heading: "What eligibility criteria apply to an individual for whom a National Service Criminal History Check is required?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/2540.202"
---

# §2540.202. What eligibility criteria apply to an individual for whom a National Service Criminal History Check is required?


An individual shall be ineligible to work or serve in a position specified in [§ 2540.201(a)](/cfr/45/2540.201.md?p=a) if the individual—

- (a) Refuses to consent to a criminal history check described in [§ 2540.204](/cfr/45/2540.204.md);
- (b) Makes a false statement in connection with a criminal history check described in [§ 2540.204](/cfr/45/2540.204.md);
- (c) Is registered, or is required to be registered, on a state sex offender registry or the National Sex Offender Registry; or
- (d) Has been convicted of murder, as defined in [18 U.S.C. 1111](/usc/18/1111.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 11147, Feb. 24, 2021]

### Authority

Authority: E.O. 13331, 69 FR 9911; 18 U.S.C. 506, 701, 1017; 42 U.S.C. 12653, 12631-12637, 12645g; 42 U.S.C. 5065.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 13808, Mar. 23, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[86 FR 11147, Feb. 24, 2021]