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OK, within this past few weeks, I learned that one of our officials in our province was arrested and charged with a very serious offense. Let's just say, now this official is not someone you'd want around kids.

I'm just curious as to if any officials are subject to criminal background checks before officiating?

I have a feeling that within the next year or two it will be mandatory for us. Just wondering if anyone else has to get them, and if so...who eats the cost of them.

At $40 a pop in my area, it's not something I'm too keen on doing, not that I have something to hide, I just don't think it's necessary as we really have no isolated contact with children. All our contact with the kids is in public, so the possibility of us doing something bad would be basically nil.