Criminal Background Examiner | Metropolitan Police Department
Job ID: 30432
Location: 441 4th Street, NW
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Date Closed: 10/07/2025
Minimum Rate: $62,158.00
Maximum Rate: $80,032.00
General Job Information
The position is located in the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Technical & Analytical Services Bureau (TASB), Records Division. The Records Division maintains and provides police records and background checks to the public, local government agencies, and the criminal justice community. The incumbent of this position conducts background investigations and processes court ordered expungements, sealings and set-asides of a conviction.
This Criminal Background Examiner position is covered under the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) bargaining unit and you may be required to pay an agency fee through direct payroll deductions.
The incumbent will be responsible for the following:
- Independently conducts thorough background investigations for various Federal and District government entities, as well as individuals applying for a firearm registration or concealed carry license.
- Receives, documents and processes payments for documentation requests.
- Obtains and delivers subpoena and FOIA requests to the appropriate authority.
- Processes all litigation holds for records and updates for computerized criminal history records
- Reviews and deletes detention journals.
- Processes court orders for expungements, sealings and set-asides of a conviction.
- Serves as computerized criminal history agency point of contact with FBI.
- Retrieves internal record requests from external storage sites.
- Maintains confidentiality of all information.
- Provides on-the-job instruction to new or less experienced civilian or sworn personnel.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
The incumbent must be able to assume the role and responsibilities of all Tier 2 functions which include the following:
- Receives and processes applications to include, but not limited to, criminal history as it pertains to employment, travel visas, and adoptions.
- Receives and processes applications to include, but not limited to, firearm registration, concealed carry licenses, and the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
- Processes all requests for offense, incident, and traffic crash reports.
- Conducts thorough background investigations for various Federal and District government entities, as well as individuals applying for a firearm registration or concealed carry license.
- Performs data entry in various databases to maintain current and accurate information. Makes edits, corrections and changes as required.
- Confirms AFIS gallery card information and arrest reports.
- Prepares certified court documents and serve as clerk of record, to include providing testimony as needed.
- Ensures proper release of information to external law enforcement entities.
- Receives requests for public documents from various sources (i.e.., Law Offices, FOIA Requests, and Public Defenders Office, etc.); processes and reviews insurance providers and other corporate entities monetary checks for submission to D.C. Treasury.
- Be proficient in relevant criminal justice applications to include, but not limited to, WALES, RMS, Columbo, JUSTIS, PRISM, and Linx.
Qualifications
- Comprehensive knowledge of D.C. Criminal Codes for firearm registration and licensing, and requirements to be licensed.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Criminal Record Sealing Act, Uniform Crime Reporting procedures to conduct examination of documents.
- Knowledge of MPD General Orders, Special Orders, Directives, and other departmental procedures and memorandums.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and MPD Information Systems.
- Ability to operate a computer to perform data entries, searches, and print functions.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service to people of diverse backgrounds with tact, professionalism, and courtesy.
Education
- High School Diploma or its equivalent is required.
Work Experience
- Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the CS-08 grade level, or its non-District equivalent, gained from the public or private sector. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to providing excellent customer service through in-person requests, telephone calls, voicemail, email, and regular mail; understanding D.C. Criminal Codes for firearm registration and licensing; knowledge of Criminal Record Sealing Act and Uniform Crime Reporting procedures to examine documents; experience operating a computer to perform data entries, searches, and print functions, using a variety of software application programs;
- experience conducting background investigations; and ability to prepare records, correspondence and reports.
- Maybe required to travel to various DC Government agencies or approved vendors to process background applications.
