My applicant has criminal records, but don’t show on the report. Why is this?

Often times a consumer will disclose information about records that may not be permissible under state and federal employment law. 

1. Have the records in question have been sealed or expunged?
2. Are they older than 7 years? Are the records recent and the conviction hasn’t been released to the public record?
3. That state or that county may not make criminal convictions public
4. There may not be enough public information available to match with your applicant; middle name, date of birth, address not in the record. 
5. The case arising from the arrest was abandoned or dismissed
6. The arrest did not result in a conviction

For these reasons, we always recommend conducting county searches. The ClearHire Complete package will conduct county searches on all counties of residence within the last 7 years based on the address trace we conduct.