Verifies that a candidate’s Social Security number is valid and is associated with the legal name given as well as returns a list of counties where the candidate has lived, worked, or conducted financial transactions. This trace also finds alias names that the candidate has used, including maiden names.

Trusted background check results start with trusted inputs. Identity verification uses knowledge-based authentication questions and one-time passcodes to verified phone numbers to assess whether the legal name, date of birth, and address provided are the candidate’s own.

Search criminal records databases from all 50 states, including digitized records from Department of Corrections, Administrative Office of the Courts and county court records. **Database coverage varies by state.

Add an Alias Names Search to expand the search for criminal records beyond the candidate’s legal name, to include any additional candidate-provided names. This search can also use aliases returned during the SSN Trace.

Search a multi-state sex offender registry that includes hundreds of thousands of offender records nationwide.

Use our national network of professional court runners to search at the county level for the most targeted, up-to-date and accurate information, particularly for counties where the records have not been digitized. Searches up to 3 counties based on the results of the SSN Trace. If the SSN Trace does not return 3 associated counties, we automatically check the candidate’s current county, based on the address they provided. *Additional county court fees may apply.

Add an Alias Names Search to expand the search for county criminal records beyond the candidate’s legal name, to include any additional candidate-provided names. This search can also use aliases returned during the SSN Trace.

Search U.S. government lists, including the FBI’s Most Wanted and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Search international terrorist watch lists, including the INTERPOL Most Wanted list and the European Union terrorism list.

Search across the 94 U.S. federal courts for violations of federal criminal law, such as tax evasion, fraud, embezzlement, identity theft, interstate trafficking, and kidnapping.

Search criminal records at the state level, accessing sources such as the State Judicial Court System, State Police, State Department of Law Enforcement, or the Administrative Office of the Courts. *Additional pass-through fees may apply.

Civil records, such as liens and civil judgments, found in upper courts typically involve a greater monetary claim than those in lower courts. Use our national network of professional court runners to search at the county level for the most targeted, up-to-date and accurate information, particularly for counties where the records have not been digitized. Searches up to 3 counties based on the results of the SSN Trace. If the SSN Trace does not return 3 associated counties, we automatically check the candidate’s current county, based on the address they provided. *Additional county court fees may apply.

Civil records, such as liens and civil judgments, found in upper courts typically involve a greater monetary claim than those in lower courts. You may be eligible to increase the search scope to the past 10 years if the candidate’s salary will be $75,000+ and if the employer, candidate, and job location are not located in one of the following states: CA, NM, MA, MT. Use our national network of professional court runners to search at the county level for the most targeted, up-to-date and accurate information, particularly for counties where the records have not been digitized. Searches up to 3 counties based on the results of the SSN Trace. If the SSN Trace does not return 3 associated counties, we automatically check the candidate’s current county, based on the address they provided. *Additional county court fees may apply.

Civil records, such as small claims and minor disputes, found in lower courts typically involve a lower monetary claim than those in upper courts. Use our national network of professional court runners to search at the county level for the most targeted, up-to-date and accurate information, particularly for counties where the records have not been digitized. Searches up to 3 counties based on the results of the SSN Trace. If the SSN Trace does not return 3 associated counties, we automatically check the candidate’s current county, based on the address they provided. *Additional county court fees may apply.

Civil records, such as small claims and minor disputes, found in lower courts typically involve a lower monetary claim than those in upper courts. You may be eligible increase the search scope to the past 10 years if the candidate’s salary will be $75,000+ and if the employer, candidate, and job location are not located in one of the following states: CA, NM, MA, MT. Use our national network of professional court runners to search at the county level for the most targeted, up-to-date and accurate information, particularly for counties where the records have not been digitized. Searches up to 3 counties based on the results of the SSN Trace. If the SSN Trace does not return 3 associated counties, we automatically check the candidate’s current county, based on the address they provided. *Additional county court fees may apply.

Search across the 94 U.S. federal courts for violations of federal civil law.

Search across the 94 U.S. federal courts for bankruptcy filings adjudicated in federal bankruptcy court.