The Rhode Island attorney general's office is offering state and national criminal background check services at locations across the state in August.
The mobile background-check services will be offered to anyone required by statute to have a national background check conducted through the attorney general's office and for those required to have a state background check for employment or volunteering.
The checks will be available Aug. 2 in North Kingstown, Aug. 3 in Middletown, Aug. 10 in Lincoln, Aug. 11 in Charlestown, Aug. 16 in Cranston and Aug. 18 in Bristol. All of the events are from 2 to 6 p.m. at the municipalities' police departments.
They are in addition to the regular hours for the Bureau of Criminal Identification at the attorney general's office in Providence.