Corporate
Criminal Record Search
Criminal record searches for businesses - pre-employment, vendor and contractor screening - run against the courts rather than a database, and run to the standard the law requires.
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- Statewide Texas coverage
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What this is
Criminal Record Search, in plain terms.
Businesses screen because the alternative is finding out afterwards. The problem is that most screening is a cheap database query, and a cheap database query produces two failures that both cost money: it misses records that exist, and it reports records that belong to somebody else with a similar name.
There is also a compliance dimension that a lot of employers discover the hard way. A background check used to make a hiring decision is a consumer report, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act imposes requirements on disclosure, authorization and adverse action. Tell us the search is for employment and it will be handled that way.
The work
What actually gets done.
- Establish an address history so the right jurisdictions are searched.
- Search county, state and federal records in each of them.
- Resolve identity carefully to eliminate same-name false positives.
- Retrieve the underlying court records rather than reporting a hit.
- Handle it as a consumer report where the purpose is employment, tenancy or credit.
- Build it into a standing screening process where you hire regularly.
Corporate
Independent, and documented that way.
A finding only holds if the person who made it had no stake in it. That is what an outside investigator is for, and it is why the methodology is written down alongside the conclusion.
What you get
At the end of it.
- A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction report with the scope stated.
- Copies of any records found.
- FCRA-compliant handling and paperwork where the purpose requires it.
- A turnaround that works with a hiring timeline.
When people call
The three situations we hear most.
You are hiring into a position of trust
Cash, keys, vulnerable people, or somebody’s home.
You are onboarding a vendor
A contractor working on your premises is your exposure too.
Your screening has failed before
A clean database check on somebody with a record is the usual reason a business calls.
Questions
About this service.
What is the difference between this and your criminal records service?
The search is much the same. The framework is not. This one is for business screening and is run as a consumer report where the law requires, with the disclosure and adverse-action process that goes with it.
How long does it take?
Most searches return in a few business days. Counties that require physical retrieval take longer, and we will tell you which those are before you commit to a start date.
Do we need the applicant’s permission?
For an employment background check under the FCRA, yes - written authorization and a standalone disclosure. We will make sure your paperwork does what it needs to do.
Is the first conversation really free?
Yes, and it is confidential. You describe the situation, we tell you whether an investigation is likely to help, roughly what it would involve and what it would cost. There is no charge for that call and no obligation at the end of it.
More in this area
Other services in Corporate.
Where we work
Four metros, and the rest of Texas.
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio are where most cases start. Coverage runs to the whole state, and records and asset work is run nationally.
Free consultation
Tell us what is going on. The first call is free.
Describe the situation and we will tell you honestly whether an investigation would help, what it would involve and what it would cost. Confidential, no obligation, and no charge for the conversation.