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The phrase "on your record" is rather ubiquitous. You've heard it before, but what does it mean? It's not a satisfying answer, but, honestly? It depends. What your employer, or potential employer, sees depends on what kind of background check they have conducted and how they have it done. Is the company's HR department doing it themselves? Are they using another company?
Criminal record checks are by and large the most requested kind of background check and therefore one of the most prohibitive. Like we mentioned above, just because you weren't "convicted" of something, it doesn't mean it won't "show up."
Maybe you were arrested and charged with a crime, but the case was dismissed due to lack of evidence or even dropped by the prosecutor. Or maybe your lawyer had you plead guilty to something so you could receive a deferred sentence. You were told after you finished probation that the case would be dismissed! Maybe you were even charged and convicted of a crime you did not commit. Luckily, you were able to appeal the conviction and had it overturned so now the case is dismissed.
That doesn't mean the case is "off your record." It still exists and can potentially be located in a criminal record background check.
Due to State and Federal regulations, a company that does background checks for employers may not be able to report certain criminal offenses to their clients (your employer or potential employer), but those regulations aren't necessarily in place for employers if they conduct background checks themselves. Companies that conduct background checks for employers or potential employers might choose not to report something because it happened a long time ago, but that doesn't mean the information doesn't exist, isn't accessible, and couldn't easily be reported by a different background check company.
Plenty of companies exist to provide background checks for employers or property management companies. CheckMyCriminal.com is here to serve the individual. Our competitors try to sell subscription models to their databases that supply little more information other than what social media accounts someone has and, for some reason, whether or not someone has a license* issued by the FAA. We suppose the monthly subscription has to offer something.
CheckMyCriminal.com can actually help you find the information you're looking for. Sometimes that's not easy because you don't know where to start.
Over the next several entries, we are going to discuss the different kinds of background checks there are available so you can learn to determine how to find what you're looking for and the services you need. *In the interest of honesty and transparency, this information is found for free online on the FAA's website. You can search here: https://amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/airmeninquiry/
