US Criminal Record Check | Certn API v 1.0 | Certn

A US Criminal Record Check (CRC)

A US Criminal Record Check (CRC) covers a search for the last seven years of the candidate's address history, as reported by:

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SSN Trace

A social security trace is an investigative tool used to identify name and address history associated with a given SSN. The alias names and addresses identified from this search tool are used to broaden the scope of a background check to include jurisdictions and names beyond what the candidate may have disclosed on an application.

Certn reviews the seven-year history and uses the additional names/addresses to perform additional criminal searches.

Note: The specific name/address list of results are used as "pointers" only and should not be used in any hiring decisions.

7-Year National Criminal Database Check (with Alias)

A national criminal database search is a multi-state powerful investigative tool used to discover potential criminal activity for an individual. Pulling from thousands of compiled sources such as the state Department of Corrections (DOC), sex offender registries, the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), pardon and parole boards and hundreds of other state/county public record repositories, this search helps to identify potential criminal activity in areas outside of where someone might reside.

In compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Certn validates all potential records at the source to ensure we report only the most updated, accurate and complete information on a candidate.

Sex Offender Registry Check (National with Alias)

The national sex offender search is designed to identify if an individual is a registered sex offender. Certn provides any matches to your candidate, regardless of state, to ensure a full report.

7-Year Global Sanctions and Terrorist Watchlist Check (with Alias)

A global sanctions and terrorist watchlist check searches of hundreds of exclusion, sanction and entity lists, US and globally, to assist with compliance of the US Patriot Act.

7-Year County Criminal Court Records Check

A county criminal search is a search for felony and misdemeanor records at the central courthouse within a specified county. Certn retrieves record data in a variety of ways including in-person visits to the courts by our extensive network of researchers or via online access portals.

7-Year Federal Statewide Criminal Check

A search of the U.S. Federal Court records system (PACER) on a per state basis. This search will identify records held in federal courts. Certn typically reports back convictions and pending records for a seven-year period based on state/federal laws.

Availability

This check is available in Canada and the US.

Parameters

Request flag

Include one of these flags in the body of your request:

• Tier 1: request_us_criminal_record_check_tier_1
• Tier 2: request_us_criminal_record_check_tier_2
• Tier 3: request_us_criminal_record_check_tier_3

Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:

• email

Quickscreen parameters

To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:

• first_name, last_name, date_of_birth, addresses, sin_ssn, us_criminal_consent_given

Example request

{
    "request_us_criminal_record_check_tier_2": true,
    "email": "example@certn.co",
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "Freedom St.",
                "city": "New York",
                "province_state": "NY",
                "country": "US",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "sin_ssn": "123456789",
        "us_criminal_consent_given": true
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
        "city": "New York City",
        "county": "New York",
        "province_state": "NY",
        "country": "US",
        "postal_code": "10012",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}

Report field

• us_criminal_record_check_result

Test data

Clear results

First name: Andrew
Last name: McLeod
Date of birth: 1987-03-04

Records found

First name: Will
Last name: Nettke
Date of birth: 2000-01-01