A national criminal background check instantly searches 46 states* for criminal court records, county court records, correctional facility records of current and historical inmates, current and historical felony convictions, misdemeanor offenses, and some traffic offenses and /or infractions. Every criminal background check from InquireToHire includes, at no extra cost, a National Sex Offender Check, an America’s Most Wanted Criminals List Search, and an International Terrorist Background Search.
*To ensure instant results, most criminal records from DE, MA, SD and WY are not included. These states do not make criminal records available instantly.

and provides instant results.* The state search includes criminal court records, county court records, correctional facility records of current and historical inmates, current and historical felony convictions, misdemeanor offenses, and some traffic offenses and /or infractions. Every criminal background check from InquireToHire includes, at no extra cost, a National Sex Offender Check, an America’s Most Wanted Criminals List Search, and an International Terrorist Background Search.
*SD and WY do not make criminal records available instantly. MA and DE only offer county background check services. Please see the individual state page for more details.

A county search does not just access a criminal database, but uses a professional court researcher to examine criminal records. This search may turn up information that has not yet been entered in the statewide database, but cannot yet be offered as an instant search. Most county search orders require 1-4 business days; some may require longer. Reports include felony convictions, deferred judgments and may include other criminal records. Please see the individual county page for more details. Every criminal background check from the InquireToHire includes, at no extra cost, a National Sex Offender Check, an America’s Most Wanted Criminals List Search, and an International Terrorist Background Search.

A SSN trace will provide verification of name, SSN, where and when SSN was issued, aliases, and known addresses for the past seven years. This is a simple service that allows you to verify the SSN was issued to the person using it, and to generate information that can help you run more accurate criminal checks.