Search Descriptions

Our search packages are custom-designed to meet the specific needs of different businesses and industry segments.  This gives you a head-start on designing a package that meets your particular needs.  We begin with a package that targets your industry and then add and subtract search elements until you are happy with the results.  Often, clients can use an existing package without any alteration!

Social Security Address Trace Report

Provides insight into applicant’s residency and movement patterns by returning full name, age and DOB, a complete address history, and may contain dates and phone numbers at listed addresses. As an additional barrier to identity theft, data is crosschecked through the Social Security Death Index, which is designed to prevent stealing of a deceased person’s identity. This search should be used for informational purposes only. It should not be used for hiring purposes as it is not disputable under the FCRA

Civil County Search, Lower Court

Searches a specified county to identify noncriminal suits filed by individuals or corporations, such as product-liability suits, local civil-rights violations, judgments for nonpayment of goods, and litigation related to divorce, marriage, or child custody. Most states divide its lower and upper courts based on the monetary amount of the claim. This search accesses records for cases assigned to and processed in Lower Courts.

Civil County Search, Upper Court

Searches a specified county to identify noncriminal suits filed by individuals or corporations, such as product-liability suits, local civil-rights violations, judgments for nonpayment of goods, and litigation related to divorce, marriage, or child custody. Most states divide its lower and upper courts based on the monetary amount of the claim. This search accesses records for cases assigned to and processed in Upper Courts.

Single County Criminal Search

County Criminal Record Searches are available in each county throughout the U.S. and can be conducted in each applicable designated jurisdiction. These searches are used to determine if an applicant/employee has a felony, misdemeanor and in some instances, an infraction filing within the last seven years or longer if records are available and are reportable per the FCRA. Completed reports consist of only reportable information; information may include dates of arrest and filing, charges, level of charges, disposition date, final disposition of charges and any applicable sentence or penalty.

7-Year Unlimited County Criminal Search

This automated search pre-pulls all addresses/ counties of residence for the past 7 years for the Primary Name entered. The system automatically orders a single County Criminal search for all counties pre-pulled from the SSN report. Designated county(s) criminal records which are available in each county throughout the US and are conducted in each applicable designated jurisdiction. Completed report consists of only reportable information; information may include dates of arrest and filing, charge, level of charges, disposition date, final disposition of charges, and any applicable sentence or penalty. This information is returned for 7 years or longer if available and reportable under the FCRA. This is the most cost effective way to run multiple county searches since searches for all pre-populated counties are run for one controlled cost. This search provides the most effective scope of county search information for an applicant.

National Criminal Database Search

A powerful, virtually instant multi-jurisdictional nationwide search. This database is compiled from counties, Department of Corrections (DOC), Administration of the Court (AOC),and state sex offender registries from across the country. Also included in each search are national and international terrorism sources such as Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). This search includes the National Sex & Violent Offender Database and the Foreign Nationals Database (Global Report).

Statewide Criminal Database Search

A powerful, virtually instant single state database search. A rapid-return report of information from a specific state’s courts and agencies. Sources may include Department of Corrections, Administration of the Court, county courts and specific state sex offender registries from that state.

Statewide Criminal Non Instant Search

Single State Criminal Search which searches a state’s criminal records. This search is available for some states and the state sources vary. See Statewide Criminal Non Instant Search document for details.

Federal Criminal Search

Returns Federal Criminal Filings/Records. Available in over 90 jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Each state is broken into 1-4 jurisdictions. Reports convictions/ cases of crimes led or tried in Federal District Courts. Examples of records returned are: kidnapping, bank robbery and counterfeiting.