CREDIT SYSTEM ITEMS:
SSN Verifications, ID Verifications (credit headers), and Personal Credit Histories
are retrieved online and made available to you in about 15-30 minutes. This includes
the time for the bureaus to "wash" the SSN of your request against the current
Quarter's master tape from the Social Security Administration to check for any of
17 classes of fraud.
DRIVER'S LICENSE HISTORIES:
These are pulled fresh from the states each night. Some states are automated and
some are not. California for instance takes 24 Hours, Texas takes 48 hours, many
states take 2-5 days, but a few states can take up to 3 weeks. Click here to see the
DL TURN-AROUND TIMES
for all the states.
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATIONS:
Usually the turn-around time is 2-3 days. However, if the employer requires that
the request be submitted in writing, or in writing accompanied by a signed Release,
then the turn-around time will be significantly extended.
EDUCATION VERIFICATIONS:
Here too, the turn-around time is usually 2-3 days unless the institution requires
that the request be submitted in writing, or in writing accompanied by a signed
Release. In those cases, the turn-around time will be significantly extended.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE VERIFICATIONS:
Professional License Verifications come from State Boards or Commissions, and usually
take from 1-2 days.
DRUG TEST RESULTS:
Because this computer network is tied in to the national NIDA approved lab network,
if a drug test is taken today, the results are usually available the next day if it
comes back as Negative. However, if a drug test is Positive for one or more categories
or panels, then the results are delayed for up to 1-2 additional days so that the
GC/MS verification can be carried out.
THE EXAMINER (TM) REPORT GUIDES:
This interview preparation tool is online, and hence the results are available for
the interviewer in less than 5 minutes after the applicant completes the session.
CRIMINAL CONVICTION HISTORIES:
We can get any county of any state for you. Of the 50 states, 39 states currently
offer statewide coverage in a single request; however, 4 of those states (see below)
require that we submit a set of fingerprint cards that you provide.
COUNTY, FEDERAL, and CIVIL CHECKS:
COUNTY Criminal Conviction History checks, FEDERAL DISTRICT Criminal Conviction
History checks, and CIVIL Litigation History checks normally take 1-3 days, with
the current average being 48 hours. There are many highly automated counties that
tend to be very prompt, and then there are remote counties that can sometimes
take longer, because the manual records department is only staffed by a
particular county employee. There are 3,100+ counties, and we try to stay
abreast of response times on a daily basis. Most of the response times are a
function of the budgets of the respective departments, and those budgets are
subject to political fluctuations. If a particular county is currently taking
an inordinate amount of time to respond, and if we know about it, we will tell
you at the time that you place your request. Also, those political budget
pressures are the driving force behind the increased access fees, and the
newer "surcharges" that we are seeing (which surcharges, in about 94 of
3,100+ counties, we pass along to you at cost).
STATE-WIDE CRIMINAL CHECKS:
STATE-WIDE criminal conviction history checks are currently available in 39 states,
but 4 of those states require a set of fingerprints be submitted. On average,
they are slower than county checks, but of course, cover the entire state. The
current response times listed below represent each state's processing time, and
if the state does not have an online capability for us to use, the times do not
include the time spent in the mail. We have all of the required forms here and
will provide them as needed. We have a direct computer connection to many of
these states if they have it available, and that speeds things up. Often though,
it is just an electronic work order system.
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AL
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2-3 days
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AR
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4 weeks
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CO
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10-12 days
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CT
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1 week
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DC
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6 weeks
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Requires notarized release form.
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FL
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1-2 days
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HI
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10-12 days
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ID
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3-5 days
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IL
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2-3 weeks
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Requires a form with applicant's signature.
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IN
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12-14 days
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IA
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7-10 days
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Requires 2 forms with applicant's signature.
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KS
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2 weeks
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KY
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1-2 days
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ME
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4-6 weeks
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MA
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1 week
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MI
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2-4 weeks
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MN
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1 week
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MO
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2-4 days
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MT
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10 days
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NC
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2-3 days
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ND
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7-10 days
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Requires a release signed by applicant.
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NE
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7-10 days
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If record, 2-3 weeks.
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NH
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5-10 days
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Requires a letter signed by applicant and notarized.
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NJ
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2 days
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NM
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1-2 days
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NY
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2 days
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OK
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10-14 days
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OR
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2 days
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2-4 weeks if a record
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PA
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3-4 weeks
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RI
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3 weeks
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Requires a notarized release form and Photo ID.
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SC
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2 days
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TX
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2 days
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VA
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2-3 weeks
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Requires a form (must be notarized twice).
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WA
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2 days
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WV
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3-5 days
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Requires a form with applicant's thumbprint.
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WI
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7-10 days
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The following states can be done at your request if you
are able to provide FINGERPRINT CARDS from the applicant.
Call for turn-around times and special form requirements.
 
Delaware
Georgia
Maryland
Ohio
South Dakota
Wyoming
The following states are NOT processing state-wide searches
for public use at this time.
Alaska
Arizona
California
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
COMMON CAUSES FOR COURT SEARCH DELAYS:
Search results can be delayed for several reasons:
Sometimes, the Jurisdiction does not allow our researchers direct access to the
criminal index, and we must rely on the "professionalism" of the civil servant of
the court to perform the actual search. In these cases, our only option is to
have our researcher inquire of the clerk daily until the results are ready.
Another frequent cause for delay is that our researchers have found SOME matching
search criteria, but the record information is incomplete, does not have sufficient
identifiers, or is too abbreviated to be of use. Older cases are typically stripped
to their bare essentials and the actual hard copy is then stored in the court's archives,
or in some cases destroyed. In those cases where they are stored in the court's archives, we
have to order the case from the clerk of the court thus incurring
time delays and extra fees.
Finally, we have tried to construct the software that drives our client interface
so that most common request errors are eliminated. However, sometimes we still
receive partial, mis-spelled, inverted, or incorrect identifiers, including nick-names.
These errors can be dangerous because clerks, if they are doing the search, take
all input literally. And our researchers, no matter how experienced, clever, or
insightful, will still have the possibility of record information not being
reported.
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