Definition of Services

Discovers and reports criminally convicted cases of applicants.

Non-Conviction Cases:

Team Screening does not report non-convictions as we pride ourselves on following the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) best-practice guidance. We act as advocates for our clients by reporting information they can consider for their hiring decisions.

Terms that indicate a criminal charge is a non-conviction, include:

• Not guilty

• Dismissed

• Nolle Prosse

• Acquitted

Conviction Cases:

In determining reportability, Team Screening will report conviction cases seven years from the disposition date. In some cases, prison/parole release dates will be used if readily available. Verified First will also report a minimum of seven years in cases involving homicide, kidnapping, and sexual assault/abuse where easily accessible when checking the main court index.

Team Screening will report pending cases and open warrants where allowed by law.​

Criminal Jurisdictions

Criminal jurisdiction searches include county, state, and federal records, including the Nationwide Sex Offender Registry and Office of Foreign Asset Control. 

7-Year Unlimited County Criminal Records

Available in 7, 10, or Unrestricted Look Back

Individual county-level criminal searches on each county an applicant has lived in for the last seven years of residence history pulled from the Social Security Trace. Uncovers misdemeanors and felonies within a specific county's Central or County Seat court. Such searches should be used as a baseline of screening of applicants. 

Additional access fees may apply. A separate cost is incurred for each alias name run.

County Criminal Records

Available in 7, 10, or Unrestricted Look Back

​The most reliable source for complete and up-to-date criminal records searches. Uncovers misdemeanors and felonies within a specific county's Central or County Seat court, and should be used as the baseline of pre-employment screening of applicants. 

Additional access fees may apply.

State Criminal Records

A statewide report broadens the search for criminal records by checking multiple counties and looking for criminal records at every available courthouse within that state. Some states house records at a central repository. Consequently, some of the case information returned may not be as up-to-date or accurate as the information at the county level.

Nationwide Sex Offender Registry

Search of the National Sex Offender Registry, including all individual state sex offender registries to provide information on sex offenders that are required to register within their state as sexual/violent offenders.

Office of Foreign Asset Control/Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List