Does a National Background Check Exist? In a word, no! Other employee screening companies may offer a service called a National Background Check, but as of yet there is no one source for all records in the entire nation. There are database searches that might have some records from some counties in some states, but there is no such thing as a database with all records from all counties in all states. For example, California has 58 counties total and at last count, only 11 of these counties report to the databases. Do the math and you can see the probability of missing out on important information! In addition, these 11 counties aren’t even required by law to report anything, so you can see how the accuracy is questionable. Also keep in mind that most counties that do report to these databases only do so quarterly, so you are probably not getting up to date information. Lastly, an employer will not meet FCRA compliancy if they are only using database information when making a hiring decision. This is why when you are doing an employee screening, it is imperative that you do a county criminal search for each county an applicant has been in for 7 years.
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