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Thank you BizResearcher and hostingdiva for your input! mudskipper, Employers can access background checks through their local courts, state repository, or through credit reporting agencies that do criminal background checks. States have varying laws around prospective employee background checks, so read up about it in our blog about hiring and managing employees with criminal records. You can also learn more through your local EEOC office. Let us know if our suggestions worked for you!

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It depends on what you need checked. For fingerprinting and criminal background checks, contact your local sheriff's office. For other types of background checks, you may need to hire a private firm. You should be able to find them in your Yellow Pages. Private firms perform all types of background checks, including those for someone who wants to rent an apartment. One thing to note is that Congress has a bill before them to eliminate credit checks as part of an employment background screening because of the high rate of mortgage defaults and the current number of people having credit problems.