Why order a County Criminal check?

County criminal searches are one of the fundamental searches in any background screening report. The searches are completed at the local courthouses by our experienced court researchers. County-level searches are the most accurate and up-to-date searches you can conduct. This search is different from a statewide, as it’s directly from the county courthouse instead of a database/repository. Records retrieved from the courthouses include pending records, felonies and misdemeanor convictions.

Misdemeanors are state crimes that could result in a jail term of up to a year. For example, criminal searches in Connecticut that fall under this classification are simple assault, breach of peace, disorderly conduct, DUI, reckless driving, etc. Felonies are any state crimes that result in a jail term of at least a year and a day. Criminal searches in Connecticut that are identified as felonies are murder, burglary, aggravated assault, risk of injury to a minor, etc. Most states follow these same guidelines. Criminal searches in New Jersey classify crimes differently, and felonies are indictable offenses in New Jersey. Misdemeanors are defined as Disorderly Persons Offenses. A major distinction is the offenses can result in a maximum six months in jail, unlike misdemeanors, which carry a sentence of a year.