Criminal search comparison

A county search checks county databases for state and local criminal records:

• Every adjudicated trial
• Felony
• Infraction
• Misdemeanor
• Other violations

3,200 county courthouses in every state in the United States (US)

A state search checks for criminal records in a specific state:

• Case number
• Charge type (such as felony or misdemeanor)
• Charge
• Defendant’s name
• Disposition (such as guilty or dismissed)
• Disposition date
• Sentencing information

Checkr doesn't order state searches for the states below, which don’t have publicly available records:

• California
• Louisiana
• Massachusetts
• Nevada
• New Hampshire

Publicly available state criminal record databases

A federal search checks federal databases for records of federal crimes:

• Bank robberies
• Child pornography (possession, production, trafficking)
• Crimes against federal employees
• Crimes committed on federal land
• Crimes that cross state lines
• Drug cases involving large distribution networks
• Other crimes outside state jurisdictions

US federal government’s PACER criminal record system, which covers all 94 federal jurisdictions

A national search is a routine step in Checkr's background checks. A national search checks thousands of national databases and millions of records to find records that might require additional attention during another search. The results determine where to search for criminal records.