| Background checks can be done at various levels. It | | | | the search at national level and looks through various |
| may be at local, state, nationwide or international | | | | public record sources like the federal criminal records, |
| level. As we know in today's world it is very easy for | | | | bankruptcy, civil and the inmate search. A national |
| criminals to relocate. So if we go for a state level | | | | level record search provides you more information |
| criminal background check there won't be much | | | | then compiled from the state background check and |
| information about the person's past history, if he has | | | | it is more convenient than an international. |
| stayed in some other state and have relocated | | | | The state criminal background search is less time |
| recently. Therefore, there comes the need for | | | | consuming as compared to the nationwide search as |
| nationwide background checks. | | | | the size of the public record database is drastically |
| The nationwide or USA background checks searches | | | | reduced in size. The national public record database |
| the public record databases across all the fifty states | | | | also contains information statewide, and it is |
| of US. For example the FBI or the federal criminal | | | | important to know the state of the person |
| record search of an individual is a nationwide | | | | otherwise you will get multiple results. |
| background check. The database maintained by the | | | | It's so simple to search court records online, find a |
| FBI is the compilation of the data of all the fifty | | | | person you used to go to school with and check the |
| states of US. You can view that database at fbi.gov | | | | criminal background of a neighbor online and |
| hq/cjisd/nics.htm. | | | | discreetly. |
| The USA criminal background record information is | | | | |