Backgroundr

Background check application

Important: By submitting this application, you authorize Backgroundr to run an SSN trace, sex offender search, global watchlist search, national / county / state / federal criminal searches, and employment and education verification.
Personal Information
Contact Information
Identity for screening
A full Social Security Number is required for SSN trace and criminal searches. Administrators see only the last four digits in the dashboard and PDF export.
Address history (last 7 years)

County criminal (7 years), state criminal (7 years), and federal criminal (10 years) searches use every place you have lived. Current address is above. Add prior addresses if you lived elsewhere in the last 7 years.

Previous address 1

Previous address 2

Employment verification

List current or most recent employers. Used to verify employment history. Check “may we contact” only if we may call that workplace.

Employer 1 *

Employer 2

Education verification

Highest school or program to verify. Include high school if you have no college.

School 1 *

School 2

Position
Background Check Authorization
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Authorization for Background Check

I, the undersigned, hereby authorize Backgroundr and its designated representatives to conduct a background screening using my identity information (including my Social Security Number), address history, employment, and education. The following checks will be performed:

  • SSN Trace — Identity and address-history trace using name, date of birth, SSN, and addresses
  • Sex Offender Search — National (NSOPW) and state sex offender registries
  • Global Watchlist Search — OFAC SDN, Interpol, SAM.gov, and other sanctions / wanted lists
  • National Criminal Search (Standard) — Multi-jurisdiction criminal database search
  • County Criminal Search (Last 7 Years) — County courts for each county of residence in the last 7 years
  • Federal Criminal Search (Last 10 Years) — U.S. federal court records (PACER / RECAP)
  • State Criminal Search (Last 7 Years) — State court / repository search for each state of residence in the last 7 years
  • Employment Verification — Confirm employers, titles, and dates you listed
  • Education Verification — Confirm schools, degrees, and dates you listed
  • National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW.gov) — Search of the U.S. Department of Justice national sex offender public database
  • State Sex Offender Registry — Search of my state's sex offender registry (e.g., Megan's Law in California) via public web records
  • Family Watchdog — Search of the Family Watchdog sex offender map and registry by name and location
  • NCMEC Registry — Search of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children databases
  • State & County Court Records — Search of state and county court case databases for criminal charges, convictions, protective orders, and domestic violence records
  • Federal Court Records (PACER) — Search for federal criminal cases via web indexing of U.S. federal court records
  • CourtListener / RECAP — Search of the free CourtListener federal court records API for cases involving my name
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator — Search of the BOP inmate database for current or former federal inmates
  • Vinelink (State Inmate Search) — Search of state custody and inmate status records across 40+ states
  • State Dept of Corrections Inmate Search — Search of my state's DOC inmate locator for prison records
  • SpotCrime — Search of crime incident reports and arrests near my address
  • CommunityCrimeMap — Search of crime mapping databases for incidents at my location
  • JailBase (Arrest Records & Mugshots) — Search of arrest records and mugshot databases
  • Mugshots.com — Search of public mugshot databases
  • FBI Most Wanted — Search of the FBI Most Wanted fugitive database
  • US Marshals Most Wanted — Search of the US Marshals Service wanted persons database
  • Treasury OFAC SDN List — Search of the Treasury Department's sanctioned persons list
  • Web Search (DuckDuckGo + Bing) — Automated searches across two search engines for my name combined with terms including arrest, charge, conviction, child abuse, endangerment, lawsuit, sex offender, and felony
  • News Search — Search of news databases for articles mentioning my name in connection with arrests, charges, or criminal activity
  • Social Media / Public Profiles — Search for my Facebook and LinkedIn profiles to review publicly available content
  • TruePeopleSearch (Identity Verification) — People search to verify my name, age, address, aliases, and relatives
  • FastPeopleSearch (Aliases & Address History) — People search to check for aliases, past addresses, and associated persons
  • Whitepages (People Lookup) — Public records lookup to verify identity, address, and known associates
  • County Tax Assessor (Address Verification) — Property records search to verify I reside at the address I provided
  • Voter Registration Lookup — Search of my state's voter registration database to verify identity and address

Each check scans results for 34 red-flag keywords including: arrest, charged, convicted, sex offender, child abuse, endangerment, domestic violence, protective order, restraining order, felony, assault, molestation, pedophile, sexual harassment, stalking, battery, burglary, robbery, weapon, DUI, probation, parole, warrant, fugitive, indictment, guilty, plea, sentenced, incarcerated, inmate, defendant, criminal, theft, and fraud.

I understand that the information obtained will be used solely to evaluate this application and will be kept confidential.

I understand that I have the right to review the results of this background check and to dispute any inaccurate information. I acknowledge that providing false information on this application may result in immediate disqualification.

This authorization remains valid for the duration of my association with the requesting organization and may be renewed annually at its discretion.