Searching criminal records may help prevent internal theft, employee fraud and ensure workplace safety. Additionally, it provides strong protection for employers against negligent hiring claims.

On-site criminal records are conducted by a qualified court records researcher. This search is conducted for a minimum of 7 years of felony and misdemeanor records. Records are provided directly from the courts and identifies criminal conviction details including felony and misdemeanors. Criminal records can be conducted at the county or statewide level depending on the state being searched. We can conduct a search in any county in the United States.

Hiring someone from Canada? American Databank can conduct criminal record searches in Canada by province or nationwide. Canadian criminal searches by province include criminal records only for the province being searched; to be as thorough as possible it may be best to conduct nationwide Canadian criminal search conducted through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) which includes criminal records from all provinces.

All Canadian criminal searches include crimes and offenses that are comparable to felony and misdemeanor offenses in the United States.

International criminal searches are conducted at the local police or court record repositories and include:

• Crimes and offenses that are comparable to Felonies in the United States
• Reports of less serious offenses when they are found
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Federal criminal records search directly accesses the Federal crime repository to identify criminal convictions at the Federal level. Federal criminal charges are usually for more serious offenses and can include but is not limited to, securities and tax law violations, immigration and weapons violations, interstate drug crimes, terrorism, civil rights violations, crimes on federal property and violations of federal laws.

The Federal criminal search is conducted at each individual State's Federal courthouse and will provide a minimum of 7 years criminal history. Each state has a federal court, therefore this search is performed on a State-by-State basis and cannot be conducted nationwide.

Our nationwide criminal database search is the most powerful criminal search available in the United States.

The sources of data includes 50 states and covers more than 220 million criminal history records on more than 85 million people. This search includes multiple sources for criminal records and includes state and county criminal record repositories, U.S. Department of Corrections, parole records, federal fugitive files and records from other state agencies. Although this database covers the entire United States, the depth of information is limited compared to hand searched court records; many states only include Department of Correction records. Therefore, this database is the ideal compliment to an existing criminal search program because you can now search not just where they live now. Click here to check the sources of information included in this search.

All information is FCRA compliant. We recommend this search as a supplement to your standard county/statewide on-site criminal record searches. The nationwide criminal index search is a database search and the scope is limited, click here for the sources of information included in this search.

Please contact us for additional information or for employment screening and background check packages that include this supplemental search.

This search is primarily based on credit headers and other public sources of information and can help identify address history as well as any names such as maiden/married names that may have been used or have been associated with the SSN. This search also identifies and validates the state that issued the SSN and the year it was issued.

Address history provided by this report can help identify the jurisdictions to include with your criminal record searches to be as thorough as possible in your criminal record searches. Additionally the residency history can be compared with the work history locations on the applicant's resume; if the work history locations do not match the SSN residency history you may want to ask the applicant for an explanation.

The office of the Social Security Administration has announced for the first time that they are allowing selected vendors to validate the SSN provided by your applicant for pre-employment screening purposes. American Databank is pleased and excited to announce that we can now validate the SSN through the repository directly maintained by the Social Security Administration office. American Databank can now help you validate the SSN before you make a hiring decision. If an applicant does not have a valid SSN they are therefore not legally authorized to work in the United States.

Credit history is an important indicator for employees with fiduciary or cash handling responsibilities, access to expensive equipment, other people's property or otherwise placed in a position of financial trust. It includes current and previous debts, payment history, bankruptcy records, previous residence history and current financial status. The results can reveal an applicant's financial credibility and responsibility instantly.

We highly recommend this search if the applicant under consideration of handling or dispersing money, jewelry, expensive equipment or will be otherwise placed in a position of financial trust. This search is excellent for entry-level money handlers as well as middle and upper level managers including controllers.

Returns violations of Medicare and Medicaid, perpetrators of patient abuse, healthcare fraud, controlled substance convictions, and more.

These searches include violations of Medicare, Medicaidand other Federal government funded programs.Exclusions consist of convictions for program related fraud, patient abuse, default on health education assisted loans and licensing board actions. This search is conducted through the databases maintained by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the General Services Administration (GSA).

Nationwide Sex Offender Registry is conducted through the National Sex Offender Database. In our experience, convicted sex offenders tend to relocate frequently and are not always required to register when they move. The Nationwide Sex Offender Registry will show if your applicant has registered as a sex offender outside of his current state of residence. We highly recommend this search for individuals, such as perspective healthcare workers or teachers, with access to children or other high-risk populations.

Searches for individuals debarred by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pursuant to sections 306(a) and (b) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act

Search the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division's files for all criminal record and arrest information nationwide. FBI fingerprinting is the only true "nationwide criminal record" search available.

This is an essential report for employees who drive a company vehicle or drive their own vehicle for company use. This report retrieves Motor Vehicle Records for at least three years and up to seven years. This report includes Commercial Driving License (CDL) status. Price varies based on the state fees.

This report confirms degrees, diplomas, certificates and dates attended from universities, colleges, trade and vocational and high schools. General Education Diploma (GED) verifications are also available.

International Education Verification is available for India, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan and Singapore.

Our experienced researcher will verify previous employment supplied by an applicant including dates of employment, position, performance, reason for departure, rehire status and other general comments as available. As an additional services, our researcher will provide you the contact history for your review. We also search the phone number at no cost. We also customized the question for your needs.

International Employment Verification is available for India, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan and Singapore.

This search reports any violation or restrictions on a licensed individual. Also, if the individual has not renewed their license or has had their license revoked, our search will provide this information. This search verifies professional licenses for educators, CPAs, attorneys, medical professionals, etc. Results include the license type, date and state of issuance, expiration date and restrictions.

Civil litigation (Lawsuits) identifies non-criminal lawsuits filed by an applicant or against an applicant. A civil record is a non-criminal dispute between two parties and can involve contract disputes, money, property, etc. The civil litigation search is conducted directly at the county courts and is not available statewide.

A civil litigation search can determine if an individual or organization has filed suit against someone or has been sued. Civil searches can provide insight into an applicant's character.

This is a report on active wants and warrants information compiled by the nationwide repository. Information such as felony and serious misdemeanor offenses, has been entered in to the database by the issuing agency.

This search is helpful in identifying fraudulent claims by an employee as to previous workplace injuries. Some states require a signed release form and notarization.

*Please contact American DataBank for consultation.

Drug screening can help reduce work place accidents and provide all employees with a drug free working environment. Highly recommended for employees working with equipment or in situations where mistakes could result in injury or loss of life. Choose from standard 5, 10, 11, 12 panel drug screenings, hair testing, alcohol and more, call us for details.

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