| There are several elements to conducting a thorough background check. At a minimum, we recommend every check include our standard $16.00 search, which includes:
You should then consider the person's role and function in your organization and whether it is critical to include additional searches in the background check. Our screening specialists can provide guidance on when additional searches may be necessary.
Example: If you are screening an employee or volunteer who will drive a vehicle for your organization, you should also include a search of Motor Vehicle Records. If the individual will handle finances for your organization, it is wise to also run a Credit Report.
Additional Searches Include:
ID Verification
This is the most important part of a background check. If you do not verify a person's identity the rest of your check may be done in vain.
Example: The applicant tells you his name is John Smith and he was born on January 30, 1970 . When you run ID verification, you learn that his legal name is Albert John Smith born on January 30, 1970 . If you performed all your searches on John Smith you wouldn't find anything on this applicant because legal records are maintained under a person's legal name.
50 State Sex Offender Search
30% of sex offenders are multi-state offenders. Therefore, we perform a comprehensive search across all 50 states in order to give you the best protection possible.
Example: A person is a registered sex offender in State1 and then moves to State2, if you do a state search in State2 you will not find the offence that took place in State1. Over 30% of registered sex offenders will move to another state and commit another crime.
National Criminal Record Search
NATSB uses one of the largest private-sector criminal history databases in the nation. It includes data from criminal courts, state criminal record repositories, Department of Corrections data, probation, prison parole and release files, government agencies, as well as additional criminal history proprietary data.
* If your state and/or county is not listed in the National coverage area, we highly recommend that you also perform a county search for your best coverage. Please contact us for a quote.
County Criminal Record Search
Through our network of court record retrievers we can search criminal records in any U.S. County (3,187) and some Canadian Provinces. These searches are accessed in the specific county responsible for the applicant's current and/or former resident and /or work address. Each address location that resides within a different court jurisdiction is considered a separate criminal record search. In addition, multiple names used by an applicant are considered a separate search of criminal court record indexes. For instance, a maiden name, AKA’s and former married names, are all considered a separate search of criminal court record indexes.
*To find the counties that an applicant has resided in we suggest that you pull either a credit report, or ID verification report for a list of previous addresses.
Employment Credit Report
Investigating credit history is very important for those who will have access to financial information. The way a people handle their finances is a predictor of how responsible they are and also of how they will handle your company's finances. This report provides credit history records covering more than 173,000,000 Americans over the age of 18 through one of the three national credit bureaus. The information can include accounts, date opened, status date, high credit, amount owing, rating and history, late payments, public record civil cases.
Motor Vehicle Report
Information reflected on the driving record includes speeding or other moving violations, chargeable accidents, DUI's, suspension or revocations, accumulation of points, etc.
DMV reports are highly recommended on all applicants, especially those who drive company vehicles or use their personal vehicle for company purposes.
Education Verification
An estimated one-third of all employment applicants falsify information about their educational background. Our researchers will verify the dates of attendance, area of studies, and degrees attained.
Employment / Income Verification
We verify dates of employment, position, salary, reason for leaving and obtain a recommendation. In addition our verification staff will interview an employee's previous or current supervisor to attain vital information relating to attendance and performance. All information attained is in strict accordance with your criteria.
Global Report - Patriot Act Name Search
The Global Report includes the following U.S. and foreign sanctions and watch lists. Lists notated with an asterisk (*) indicate a geographic-based sanctions list. NATSB will add additional sanctions and watch lists as U.S. or foreign governments and international organizations release them. These lists currently include:
1) OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) & Blocked Persons
2) OFAC Sanctioned Countries, including Major Cities & Ports*
3) Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories*
4) Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties
5) U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA) -
6) Unverified Entities List
7) Denied Entities List
8) Denied Persons List
9) FBI Most Wanted Terrorists & Seeking Information
10) FBI Top Ten Most Wanted
11) INTERPOL Most Wanted List
12) Bank of England Sanctions List
13) OSFI - Canadian Sanctions List
14) United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
15) Politically Exposed Persons List
16) European Union Terrorism List
17) World Bank Ineligible Firms
For more detailed information on the Global Report please click here.
Federal Criminal Court Search
Provides a criminal record search of federal case information nationwide.
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Persons convicted of violating Federal laws ( U.S. ) are sent to Federal prisons. Some individuals awaiting trial for violating Federal laws are also held in Federal prisons. This search includes inmates from 1982 to present.
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