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The information required for employment
screening on federal criminal records is
obtained via electronic access to Federal Judicial District
courthouse within the district and state that is requested.
There are 241 US District Courts, with each
state housing one to four federal district courts. Individuals in
these Courts have been prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for
a violation of the U.S. Code.
These Courts do not include cases
filed in county or state courts. Mail fraud, arson, interstate drug
trafficking and the like are the types of cases stored in the
Federal courthouses. Since this check searches the U.S. Federal
District Court Master Name Index, if the individual whom you are
requesting information on has a common name, this search may return
numerous possible matches.
This repository is updated daily and is
extremely comprehensive, with only 6 District Courts not reporting
into the national system: Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, South
District Indiana, and West District Arkansas.
Please note that federal courts often do not
record personal identifying information. This search will cover
filings within the last seven years. A ten year search is also
available. Searching a common name might result in a multitude of
results. The information found may or may not constitute a complete
record check for your subject.
Please note that Federal
employment screening law mandates background checks for employees who are engaged in particular
industries. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and
Human Services maintains a list of individuals who are excluded from
participation in any of its federally-funded healthcare programs. Exclusions are
due to convictions for program-related fraud and patient abuse, licensing board
actions and default on health education assistance loans. Therefore, employers
in affected industries should check the
OIG Exclusion list
before hiring employees who might work in such programs. The FACIS program is
also very important when screening medical personnel.
Click Here
for more information on FACIS. Federal Courthouse Fees:
Northern District of Iowa, Cedar Rapids Division $20.00
Northern District of Iowa, Dubuque Division $20.00 District of
Montana, Butte Division $26.00 District of Montana, Missoula
Division $26.00 (last revised 07/2008) |
