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Check a place

HCC is getting ready to open. No place has been checked yet, and no seal has been issued. These pages describe how HCC's checks will work.

For businesses

Get checked

Apply to have your location checked against the published HCC Standard, at the level you choose. The seal, your public record and membership come after you pass.

Applications are not open yet. This page shows what a complete application needs, what it costs and what happens after you apply.

Read the Standard first
Application fee
$150 per location
Dues for the first year
Cornerstone $500, Pillar $997, Keystone $1,997
Paid in full when you apply
$650, $1,147 or $2,147
If the check does not pass
Dues refunded within 10 days; the $150 is kept
Decision
Within 10 business days of the last visit

Applications are not open yet

Until they open, you can read the Standard every check is held to, see the levels and prices, or ask about a readiness review through HCC Services.

After you submit

What happens next

Every business goes through the same check, against the same published Standard. Paying never changes the outcome, and nothing is ever charged automatically.

  1. The check

    A checker reviews your documents, visits on site or by live video for Cornerstone, and asks your staff the five counter questions. Recording is always announced.

  2. Two signatures

    A second reviewer signs every check, and an imam reviews every Keystone file. The standards committee decides.

  3. The decision

    A pass, a pass at a lower level with the difference refunded, or "not yet" with a written list and one free re-check within 60 days.

  4. Your record goes live

    Your year starts on the day you pass. You preview your record for 3 business days; then it is published and your seal kit is ready.

Good to know

Where, who, and how much

  • Where HCC checks

    Every state HCC has opened

    The Standard is written for the whole United States. In a state with a halal law, the check adds that state's items, listed in the Standard. New York and New Jersey are not open yet, and Canada and Mexico follow later. HCC takes no application and no payment from a place it does not check yet.

    Join the notify-me list

  • Money

    One published price for everyone

    Second and later locations pay dues 20% off; the application fee stays $150 per location. Renewal comes by invoice 30 days before your year ends, and nothing is charged automatically. If HCC passes you at a lower level than you applied for, you may take it and get the difference back, or decline it and get your dues back (the $150 is kept).

    Levels, prices and the refund rule

Not sure you are ready?

Read what the check looks for, or ask about a readiness review through HCC Services. The person who helps you prepare never checks your business.

HCC Services Questions and answers