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A county criminal search is the product of either an onsite, physical search of court records or a direct electronic search (if available) of the court’s records.
A county criminal search is a best practice standard for any background screening program and for employees at all levels.
Courts have ruled that employers have a general duty to perform a criminal background check. Negligent hiring lawsuits are most often initiated due to employers failing to perform a proper criminal background check.
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A state criminal is a search of a state’s criminal records repository. The scope, content and requirements for requesting state repository information varies by state. Several are “closed” states that do not release their repository information to the public. Some State Repositories may include signed, notarized releases, while others may require fingerprints.
Information returned may only include arrest information.
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A federal criminal is the product of a search of U.S. District Courts (federal courts). The search performed is either the result of an onsite, physical search of the records at the court or via electronic access. Federal records typically lack identifiers such as dates of birth and social security numbers. As a result, positive identification can be difficult.
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The national criminal search is a multi-jurisdictional search that encompasses numerous sources and scopes of data. It includes national security sources, numerous federal databases, 50-state sex offender registries and criminal data from various local, county and state agencies.
The national criminal search is intended to expand upon the search scope of a county criminal search, not act as a substitute. It is important to note that limitations exist in many areas of the US. Ai recommends this search as a supplemental search to a county criminal search.
Information obtained from this search is subject to additional verification in order to comply with federal law.
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