Civil Court Records Search
A civil court records search can provide insight into a propensity for behavior that may affect an applicant’s suitability for your organization. If information about noncriminal behavior such as lawsuits between individuals, lawsuits between businesses or business partners, suits between creditors and debtors, and worker’s compensation cases related to your applicant are of relevance to the position, it is worthwhile to consider a civil court search.
Description of Service:
We will conduct a thorough search of civil court records at the County (upper and lower courts) and Federal levels, based on the type of information being sought. We typically search a 7 years history but this timeframe can be modified to meet your needs.
Best Practices of a Civl Court Records Search:
Conduct a civil court records search when hiring for a position of significant trust. A business executive, leader of a company, leader of a church, financial advisors – these are the types of positions that hold a significant level of trust and would benefit from a civil court records search.
When selecting a screening provider to conduct the civil records search, it’s important to choose a company that understands how to navigate the civil court system records. Civil records indexes differ greatly from criminal records and require the skill of an experienced researcher. At Proforma, our researchers have significant civil records experience and are tested and proven to deliver accurate and timely results.
Limitations of a Civil Court Records Check:
Civil court records searches are often time consuming and sometimes difficult to interpret because the history or details of an event are not provided in the record. The civil court records will show an absolute finding or disposition of the action but determining why something happened can be difficult. For instance, we know that oftentimes individuals will settle a case for sake of ease or to minimize legal expenses when in fact they may not be culpable. Unlike criminal records, few records of civil actions contain identifiers thus requiring a thorough review of the court files. File orders take time and can increase the cost of a given search significantly. Despite the limitations, civil records can provide extremely valuable information from which better hiring decisions can be made.
Typical Turnaround Time:
92% within 3 days or less, 96% within 5 days or less
List Price:
$15.50
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NOTE: List price represents our standard pricing. Please contact us to build a custom package with discounted pricing for your business. Request a Custom Proposal
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