URBAN MYTHS ABOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS:

MYTH:

All a person has to do is ask for a background check from the state Highway Patrol and a complete report will be returned.

FACT:

NO SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING CRIME, DRIVING RECORDS, WORKERS COMPENSATION, SOCIAL SECURITY FRAUD, ETC., EXISTS---ANYWHERE!

MYTH:

If you get a good set of fingerprints from a person, the FBI, CIA or some other crime-fighting agency will know if that person has a record.

FACT:

NO STATE AGENCY HAS A REPOSITORY OF FEDERAL FINGERPRINT FILES. NO FEDERAL AGENCY HAS A REPOSITORY OF STATES' FINGERPRINT FILES. THERE IS NO SINGLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING FINGERPRINTS. AND, NO, THE ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES DO N0T EXCHANGE RECORDS ON A   ROUTINE BASIS UNLESS WORKING ON THE SAME CRIMINAL CASE.

The whole truth of the matter is that running fingerprint checks either manually or by computer is an extremely costly and time consuming task. The fact is that the vast majority of people alive today have no fingerprint record of any kind ...anywhere.

MYTH:

If you make applicants and tenants believe that you are checking their backgrounds, criminal-types will not apply in the first place. Convicts will be afraid that you will find out the truth.

FACT:

THE ONE TRAIT THAT IS COMMON TO MOST CRIMINALS IS THAT THEY ARE RISK TAKERS. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WILL TAKE CHANCES THAT ORDINARY CITIZENS ARE NOT WILLING TO TAKE. CONVICTS AND CRIMINALS HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BY LYING TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER OR LANDLORD.

MYTH:

One should never hire a person with a criminal record.

FACT:

MANY PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS ARE GOOD EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS. SOME ARE EVEN EXCELLENT. THE EMPLOYER MUST EVALUATE THE CRIME, THE SENTENCE AND THE INDIVIDUAL IN RELATION TO THE JOB TO BE DONE --- ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER FACTORS THAT GO INTO MATCHING THE BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATE TO THE AVAILABLE POSITION. THE POINT IS THAT THE HIRING MANAGER MUST KNOW AS MUCH VERIFIED TRUTH AS POSSIBLE ABOUT ALL THE CANDIDATES IN ORDER TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION WHICH, HOPEFULLY, RESULTS IN THE BEST CHOICE.

Sending Search Requests and Receiving your HireCheck™ Reports

The HireCheck™ software allows you to choose both how you will send and receive information.

• US Postal Service (pencil & paper plus no urgency)
• Phone (voice, urgent, limited details)
• Fax (hardcopy, detail, faster)
• Modem via long distance telephone (faster, only if answered promptly, paperless, limited detail, most expensive), or
• Internet (detailed, paperless but can be printed if needed, most secure, fastest, least expensive).
• Web access -you are given a secure, direct, web access to order searches and receive reports when completed, if you wish, via e-mail.

Perhaps you send one way and receive another. That is fine. Whatever works best for you!

Report Options and Sources

We can provide three different sources from which to chose in order to provide Social Security and Consumer Credit information. Each source produces reports formatted in a somewhat different way. The Help section of the HireCheck™ Demo will show you samples of reports from each source.

County Civil Search per Upper or Lower court / Federal Civil Search:

Are you concerned about a history of litigation against employers by people who make a career out of winning lawsuits from employers? We know of one school teacher (married to a litigation lawyer) who carefully sets the boss up for an ambush. The jury falls for this act every time. You will have clues from other verifications such as "prior employer" as to which court report is best to select.

Workmen's Compensation and/or Medicaid Sanctions:

See Criminal Records below.

Prior-Employer Verification:

Per employer or Prior-employer/FHWA (Federal Highway Administration questions), per employer. Prior-Employer is a systematic reference check that we can probably do more quickly, accurately and for less real cost (caller's time, LD, word processing the report, etc.,) That you might be able to do "in house".

NEW:  Workport™
Available in seconds, the Workport™ report gives employers background information about applicants over the Internet. This includes work history, records and public records data.
Turnaround time: Immediate

Employment and Earnings:

Options are how much and how often? How much information, i.e., Summary or detailed and how often, 1, 5 or 10 years? See any long-term gaps in employment? What was that person doing during that time.

Standard or Deluxe Name Search:

You supply the name and address. Using this information as reference fields, the search will identify the most current address and phone number for the subject in 5 minutes if you want to pay a little extra. Deluxe includes the names, addresses and phone numbers of 5 neighbors within 4 hours.

Deluxe Address Search:

You supply the name and address. Using this information as reference fields, the search will identify the name and phone number of the current occupant plus the names, addresses and phone numbers of 5 nearby neighbors within 4 hours.

Standard Phone Search:

Delivers the name of the person listed for a phone number and the listed address. 5 minutes express or 4 hours turnaround.

Business Credit Search or Intelliscore:

 Both reports indicate the current credit status of a business. Trade payment information, banking information, approximate revenue. The Business Credit Search is quite detailed including officer's names, length of time in business, corporate structure and public record information re: liens, bankruptcies, judgments and suits. The Intelliscore is an easy to read, abbreviated business credit report. Examples of both are displayed in the HireCheck™ Demo Download.

Criminal Records Reports, Options Galore:

 The owner of HireCheck™, is the premier information broker in North America in relation to access to the most complete sources for criminal records, not counting the thousands of agents who gather public records information not available from subscription data bases daily and send detailed report into Hirecheck Inc. from across North America. Foreign sources and agents are now being added to this renowned team.

Medicaid Sanctions:

This is a lesser known but very important criminal report.
This search identifies individuals or employers who have had sanctions brought against them with for a crime committed in association with health care related state or federal funded agencies. More information is available in the free HireCheck™) Demo Download.

Options for Criminal Records Histories:

They are Statewide Criminal Searches, but not all States offer statewide records. In those states we have County Criminal Records Searches, but a county will not report on any other counties in a Metropolitan Area such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and about 65 other metro areas. Therefore, we offer Metro Criminal Records Searches. Federal Criminal Searches, information about Federal Convictions, are not included in State, County or Metro Criminal Searches.

Driving Record:

The best "utility" report regarding social behavior tendencies, in the opinion of FactsFinder, is the Driving Record, universally listed as the MVR (Motor Vehicle Records Report).

Why we offer many options

Because of the many myths, levels of experience and the diversity of our client's personal preferences in dealing with background information, we offer many choices or options in selecting precisely the information and/or source that is needed to do the job.

Details of the options can be reviewed in the HireCheck™ Demo Download offered at no charge. The following lists of options are intended as brief notations regarding only part of the information contained in the HireCheck™ Demo.

Samples of some of the many reports offered are shown below as an indicator of what is offered on our free HireCheck™  Demo Download.

 STATEWIDE CRIMINAL RECORD SAMPLE REPORT

Last Name     :  Doe
First Name     :  John
Middle Name :  Public
Date Sent       : 06/15/1999
Date Received: 06/17/1999

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DISCLAIMER

Information contained herein should not be the sole determination in evaluation of  this individual.  All other factors, references and current situations should be considered. Human error in compiling this information is possible. The FCRA requires certain actions if you take adverse action based in whole or in part on this  report. See your Help File, the FCRA or call for procedures.

Name...............: JOHN PUBLIC DOE
State Checked  : FL
Years Checked : 1970 - PRESENT
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RECORDS SEARCHED  :  FELONY & MISDEMEANOR

NAME                          STATE ID NO. FBI NO.  DATE REQUESTED
DOE, JOHN PUBLIC      FL-02056970                  06/15/1999

SEX RACE BIRTH DATE HEIGHT  WEIGHT  EYES   HAIR  BIRTH PLACE   SKIN  
F       W     07/06/1952     6'0"       195           BR         BR     FL

FINGERPRINT CLASS       SOCIAL SECURITY NO      MISCELLANEOUS NO.
SCR/MRK/TAT
PO 12 11 10 08                           1xx-45-6789             15 PO 09 CI 10

OCCUPATION ADDRESS CITY/STATE
12260  SW  000 LANE    MIAMI,  FL
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ARREST-  1     09/29/93     OBTS NO.-
ARREST AGENCY - METRO-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT (FLO130000)
        AGENCY CASE-22551 OFFENSE DATE -09/29/1993
        CHARGE 001-DRUGS-TRAFFIC-MARIJ
STATUTE/ORDINANCE  FL893-135 LEVEL-FELONY
        CHARGE 002-DRUGS-POSESS-MARIJ- OVER 300 LBS
STATUTE/ORDINANCE LEVEL-FELONY
        CHARGE 003-DRUGS-POSESS-COCAINE 1 GRAM
STATUTE/ORDINANCE LEVEL-FELONY JUDICIAL
      CHARGE 001  -COURT SEQ COURT NO.-84011742CFB
                     STATUTE/ORDINANCE-FL893-135 LEVEL -FELONY
               DISP DATE-06/13/1994 DISP-GUILTY SUSPEND 6
                               PROVISIONS-SP
MONTHS
                               PROBATION

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MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS SAMPLE REPORT

Last Name     :  Doe
First Name     :  Jane
Middle Name  :  Public
Date Sent       : 06/15/1999
Date Received : 06/17/1999

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DISCLAIMER

     Information contained herein should not be the sole determination in evaluation of  this individual. All other factors, references and current situations should be considered. Human error in compiling this information is possible. The FCRA requires certain actions if you take adverse action based in whole or in part on this  report. See your Help File, the FCRA or call for procedures.

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MVR DRIVER RECORD SERVICE REPORT FOR  FL   PAGE    01

REPORT DATE  06/15/1999
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LICENSEE  NAME/ADDRESS : MISCELLANEOUS  INFORMATION
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JANE PUBLIC DOE :
COMMENT:  21916411  324
12260 SW 000 LANE :
MIAMI, FL  33313-0000 : SSN:  1xx-45-6789
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E222436741410                            04/21/74 E

ISSUED EXPIRES DRIVER DESCRIPTION               Y

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O4/26/1996 04/21/2000 HT: 5'4        #EYE    BR    HR#  BR

- - - - MISCELLANEOUS AND STATE SPECIFIC INFORMATION - - - -

TYPE DESCRIPTION
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LICN CLASS: E - OPERATOR
MISC EXAM VISION=1  RD SIGN=1  RD RULES=1  DRIVE=1  MC RULES=0   MC SKILL=0  MISC ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:   06/14/1988
DEPT 06/15/1990 DUPLICATE LICENSE ISSUED BATCH NO:  RO4
DEPT 04/24/1996 REPLACEMENT LICENSE ISSUED BATCH NO:  RO4
DEPT 08/02/1996 DUPLICATE LICENSE ISSUED BATCH NO:  R04
DEPT 10/26/1996 DUPLICATE LICENSE ISSUED BATCH NO:  R04

- - - - - - - - - - DRIVING RECORD HISTORY - - - - - - - - - -
TYPE     VIOL/SUS CONV/REI DESCRIPTION
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SUSP      11/23/1993 FAILED TO APPEAR ON TRAFFIC SUMMONS
NOTICE REQUIRED BY S.318.15  (1) GIVEN 03-25-1994
DURATION:  INDEFINITE
ACTION:  COURT
CNTY/ST:  BROWARD COURT: COUNTY
DOCKET NUMBER:  26307VD
REIN 04/13/1994 REINSTATED  LICENSE RECEIVED

TYPE   VIOL/SUS   CONV/REI DESCRIPTION CODE
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VIOL   07/23/1994 09/08/1996 DUI - PROPERTY DAMAGE/PER. INJ. 648
ACCIDENT INDICATED
DISPOSITION:  GUILTY
CNTY/ST:  BROWARD COURT: COUNTY
TICKET NUMBER: 011732X
ACCI   07/23/1996 ACCIDENT
INVESTIGATED BY SHERIFF
CITATION ISSUED
CNTY/ST: BROWARD CITY: LAUDERHILL
SUSP  07/23/1996 DRIV W/UNLAWFUL BAL (.08% OR ABOVE)
NOTICE REQUIRED BY S.322.251 GIVEN.
DURATION: 6 MONTHS
ACTION: DEPARTMENTAL
DOCKET NUMBER: 011732X
REIN 08/02/1996 REINSTATED
REVK  09/08/1996 DUI-PROPERTY DAMAGE/PERSONAL INJ.
NOTICE REQUIRED BY S.322.251 GIVEN.10-21-1994
DURATION:  180 DAYS
ACTION: COURT
CNTY/ST:  BROWARD COURT:  COUNTY
DOCKET NUMBER:  0011732X
REIN 10/26/1996 REINSTATED
SUSP  12/04/1996 FR SUSP CONV W/O AUTO LIAB
NOTICE REQUIRED BY S.322.251  GIVEN.
DOCKET NUMBER:  405640854
REIN 01/17/1997

END-OF-REPORT

EDUCATION VERIFICATION SAMPLE REPORT

Last Name     :  Doe
First Name     :  John
Middle Name :  Public
Date Sent       : 06/15/1999
Date Received: 06/17/1999

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DISCLAIMER

     Information contained herein should not be the sole determination evaluation of  this individual. All other factors, references and current situations should be considered. Human error in compiling this information is possible. The FCRA requires certain actions if you take adverse action based in whole or in part on this  report. See your Help File, the FCRA or call for procedures.

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EDUCATION VERIFICATION
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NAME:  JOHN PUBLIC DOE
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/06/1952
SOCIAL SECURITY:  #1xx-45-6789
NAME OF SCHOOL ATTENDED:  UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
STATE:  MARYLAND
DEGREE OBTAINED:  BSE-IND
YEARS ATTENDED:  1970 TO 1975
STUDIES:  MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

END-OF-REPORT

WORKERS COMPENSATION SAMPLE REPORT

Last Name     :  Doe
First Name     :  John
Middle Name :  Public
Date Sent       : 04/15/1999
Date Received: 06/17/1999

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DISCLAIMER

     Information contained herein should not be the sole determination in evaluation of  this individual.  All other factors, references and current situations should be considered.   Human error in compiling this information is possible. The FCRA requires certain actions if you take adverse action based in whole or in part on this  report.  See your Help File, the FCRA or call for procedures.

WORKER COMPENSATION REPORT
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NAME                        :   JOHN PUBLIC DOE
SSN                             :   1XX-45-6789
STATE SEARCHED:  FLORIDA
YEARS SEARCHED    :   01/01/1964 - 04/30/1999
SEARCHED BY           :  CIC, INC., BELLEAIRE BLUFFS, FL  34640
SEARCHER                  :   AJA
DATE                          :    06/17/1999

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                          * * * * NOTICE * * * *
FLORIDA WORKERS COMPENSATION RECORDS ARE SEARCHED BY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. ALL REPORTS ARE FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE WORKERS COMPENSATION DIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND INCLUDE CLAIMS INVOLVING ONE OR MORE DAYS LOST.

A SEARCH ON THE ABOVE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FOUND THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION.

INJURY DATE  :  03/03/1981
NAME FOUND  :  JOHN PUBLIC DOE
EMPLOYER      :  MIDNIGHT AUTO SUPPLY
DAYS LOST      :  0077
INJURY             :   BACK
AREA                 :   PALM BEACH
DISABILITY     :  PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT

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INJURY DATE  :  03/18/1990
NAME FOUND  :  JOHN PUBLIC DOE
EMPLOYER      :  NOTELL RESORT MOTEL
DAYS LOST      :  0010
INJURY             :   TRUNK
AREA                 :   WEST PALM BEACH
DISABILITY     :  TEMPORARY TOTAL

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END-OF-REPORT

EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS HISTORY SAMPLE REPORTS

The following options regarding this report are:  Time searched can be 1, 5 or 10 years

Information presented can be as a Summary or Detailed

SUMMARIZED EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

Last Name     :  Doe
First Name     :  John
Middle Name :  Public
Date Sent       : 04/15/1999
Date Received: 06/17/1999

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DISCLAIMER

     Information contained herein should not be the sole determination in evaluation of  this individual.  All other factors, references and current situations should be considered. Human error in compiling this information is possible.  The FCRA requires certain actions if you take adverse action based in whole or in part on this  report.  See your Help File, the FCRA or call for procedures.

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SUMMARY EMPLOYMENT & EARNINGS
FOR SSN:  1XX-45-6789

NUMBER HOLDER NAME:  JOHN PUBLIC DOE
PERIOD REQUESTED:  JANUARY 1994THRU DECEMBER 1998

YEAR JAN-MARCH APRIL-JUNE JULY-SEPT OCT-DEC TOTAL
1994 - - - - 43,000
1995 - - - - 48,500
1996 - - - - 54,000
1997 - - - - 59,500
1998 - - - - 65,000

* * * * END-OF-REPORT * * * *                                                                                11/28/2007
 

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