diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 9f5cbb99..8604deea 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ const Config = {
     MAX_SHOP_STOCK_PER_ITEM: 128,
 
     RANKING_OFFSET: 1,
+    REGISTRATION_CLOSE_DATETIME: "2024-02-16T00:06:15-06:00",
 };
 
 export default Config;
diff --git a/src/services/registration/registration-lib.ts b/src/services/registration/registration-lib.ts
index 375e2ac3..f24add38 100644
--- a/src/services/registration/registration-lib.ts
+++ b/src/services/registration/registration-lib.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
+import Config from "../../config.js";
 import Models from "../../database/models.js";
 import { RegistrationApplication } from "../../database/registration-db.js";
 
 export function getApplication(userId: string): Promise<RegistrationApplication | null> {
     return Models.RegistrationApplication.findOne({ userId: userId });
 }
+
+export function isRegistrationAlive(): boolean {
+    const targetDateTime = new Date(Config.REGISTRATION_CLOSE_DATETIME);
+    const currentDate = new Date().toLocaleString("en-US", { timeZone: "America/Chicago" });
+    const currentDateTime = new Date(currentDate + "-06:00");
+
+    return currentDateTime < targetDateTime;
+}
diff --git a/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts b/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
index e8ffcefa..f89b10f9 100644
--- a/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/registration/registration-router.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ import { JwtPayload } from "../auth/auth-models.js";
 
 import { sendMail } from "../mail/mail-lib.js";
 import { MailInfoFormat } from "../mail/mail-formats.js";
+import { isRegistrationAlive } from "./registration-lib.js";
 
 const registrationRouter: Router = Router();
 
+registrationRouter.get("/status/", async (_: Request, res: Response) => {
+    const isAlive = isRegistrationAlive();
+    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).send({ alive: isAlive });
+});
+
 /**
  * @api {get} /registration/ GET /registration/
  * @apiGroup Registration
@@ -297,6 +303,10 @@ registrationRouter.post("/", strongJwtVerification, async (req: Request, res: Re
  * @apiError (500: Internal Server Error) {String} InternalError Server-side error
  **/
 registrationRouter.post("/submit/", strongJwtVerification, async (_: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    if (!isRegistrationAlive()) {
+        return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorForbidden, "RegistrationClosed"));
+    }
+
     const payload: JwtPayload = res.locals.payload as JwtPayload;
     const userId: string = payload.id;
 
diff --git a/src/services/staff/staff-formats.ts b/src/services/staff/staff-formats.ts
index f4ba48d3..8be67a94 100644
--- a/src/services/staff/staff-formats.ts
+++ b/src/services/staff/staff-formats.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { RouterError } from "middleware/error-handler.js";
 import { StaffShift } from "../../database/staff-db.js";
 import { isArrayOfType, isString } from "../../formatTools.js";
+import { AttendeeProfile } from "../../database/attendee-db.js";
 
 // Format for default staff attendance input
 export interface AttendanceFormat {
@@ -31,4 +32,5 @@ export interface EventError {
 export interface checkInResult {
     success: boolean;
     error?: RouterError;
+    profile?: AttendeeProfile;
 }
diff --git a/src/services/staff/staff-lib.ts b/src/services/staff/staff-lib.ts
index 52b9ea36..9ee41657 100644
--- a/src/services/staff/staff-lib.ts
+++ b/src/services/staff/staff-lib.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import Models from "../../database/models.js";
 import { StatusCode } from "status-code-enum";
 import { checkInResult } from "./staff-formats.js";
 import { RouterError } from "../../middleware/error-handler.js";
+import { updatePoints } from "../profile/profile-lib.js";
 
-export async function performCheckIn(eventId: string, userId: string): Promise<checkInResult> {
+export async function performCheckIn(eventId: string, userId: string, points: number = 0): Promise<checkInResult> {
     const eventAttendance = await Models.EventAttendance.findOne({ eventId: eventId });
 
     if (!eventAttendance) {
@@ -19,5 +20,16 @@ export async function performCheckIn(eventId: string, userId: string): Promise<c
     await Models.UserAttendance.findOneAndUpdate({ userId: userId }, { $addToSet: { attendance: eventId } }, { upsert: true });
     await Models.EventAttendance.findOneAndUpdate({ eventId: eventId }, { $addToSet: { attendees: userId } }, { upsert: true });
 
-    return { success: true };
+    if (!points) {
+        const event = await Models.Event.findOne({ eventId: eventId });
+        points = event?.points ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    const newProfile = await updatePoints(userId, points);
+
+    if (!newProfile) {
+        return { success: false, error: new RouterError(StatusCode.ServerErrorInternal, "NoPointsUpdate") };
+    }
+
+    return { success: true, profile: newProfile };
 }
diff --git a/src/services/staff/staff-router.ts b/src/services/staff/staff-router.ts
index dda0d1ed..5b0f0d50 100644
--- a/src/services/staff/staff-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/staff/staff-router.ts
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ staffRouter.put("/scan-attendee/", strongJwtVerification, async (req: Request, r
     const registrationData = await Models.RegistrationApplication.findOne({ userId: userId }).select("dietaryRestrictions");
 
     if (!registrationData) {
-        return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorFailedDependency, "NoRegistrationData"));
+        return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorNotFound, "EventNotFound"));
     }
     const dietaryRestrictions = registrationData["dietaryRestrictions"];
 
-    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).json({ success: true, dietaryRestrictions: dietaryRestrictions });
+    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).json({ success: true, ...result.profile, dietaryRestrictions: dietaryRestrictions });
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/services/user/user-router.ts b/src/services/user/user-router.ts
index 11ddce49..64803a8f 100644
--- a/src/services/user/user-router.ts
+++ b/src/services/user/user-router.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { AttendeeFollowing } from "database/attendee-db.js";
 import { NextFunction } from "express-serve-static-core";
 import { RouterError } from "../../middleware/error-handler.js";
 import { EventFollowers } from "../../database/event-db.js";
+
 const userRouter: Router = Router();
 
 /**
@@ -318,19 +319,18 @@ userRouter.put("/scan-event/", strongJwtVerification, async (req: Request, res:
         return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorBadRequest, "InvalidParams"));
     }
 
-    const result = await performCheckIn(eventId, userId);
+    const eventData = await Models.Event.findOne({ eventId: eventId });
+    if (!eventData) {
+        return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorNotFound, "NonexistentEvent"));
+    }
+
+    const result = await performCheckIn(eventId, userId, eventData.points);
 
     if (!result.success) {
         return next(result.error);
     }
 
-    const eventData = await Models.Event.findOne({ eventId: eventId });
-    if (!eventData) {
-        return next(new RouterError(StatusCode.ClientErrorFailedDependency, "NonexistantEvent"));
-    }
-    const points = eventData["points"];
-
-    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).json({ success: true, points: points });
+    return res.status(StatusCode.SuccessOK).json({ success: true, ...result.profile });
 });
 
 export default userRouter;