Criminal Record Searches

InfoCheck Inc.'s criminal record searches are conducted by court researchers who check for records in person at the appropriate court. Going to the courts in person is the best way to check current and accurate criminal record information on your prospective employees.

InfoCheck has a nation-wide network of court researchers and does not use third party data bases as these huge search engines are often not updated regularly and often do not include all criminal records.

Social Security Tracks report the counties of residence for the last 7 years, therefore determining which counties to do your criminal record searches in.

Felony (Superior) and Misdemeanor (Municipal) records are kept in the county courthouse where the crimes were committed. Federal records are kept in the appropriate federal district courthouse. Federal records show crimes against the Federal Government or crimes committed on Federal property and will not appear in other court records.

State-wide registries are kept by state agencies; Child Abuse, Adult Abuse and Sex Offender Registries are offered in most states. The Department of Health and Human Services OIG search is a nation-wide search of excluded individuals on the Office of Inspector General's List. This search is very important for the healthcare industry.

InfoCheck can also conduct an OFAC (Office of Foreign Affairs Committee) search through the SDN (Specially Designated National) database for the individuals who have economic or trade sanctions imposed upon them.

InfoCheck has access to INTERPOL, which is an information gathering center dealing with international crimes.

Workers Compensation Records can be searched for any claims filed by an individual.

All applicants must read and sign an authorization release form before InfoCheck, Inc will conduct any background checks on that person.