Smart Screen™ CourtCheck

Accelerate the Criminal Background Check Process

Court research may be necessary to check for criminal records but can require a range of effort to retrieve them. Smart Screen™ CourtCheck can help.

It instantly checks two proprietary data networks for an absence of risk-related records, including a sex offender registry network and incarceration data network

If an absence of risk records is not provided, the solution performs automated court research in covered jurisdictions.

Choose Smart Screen CourtCheck to accelerate your background check process and help reduce manual court research.

Key Benefits That Help Improve Your Screening Process

Efficient Research

Removes the need for multi-stepped research processes in some cases. Automates in cases where associated court records can be retrieved digitally.

Reduced Work

County level court research is performed quickly, where available and needed to turn around quality results with speed.

Detailed Outputs 

Delivers details on court records, where available. Provides a consumer report in instances where records are retrieved or where a search finds no court records in a named jurisdiction.

Key Benefits That Help Improve Your Screening Process

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Efficient Research

Removes the need for multi-stepped research processes in some cases. Automates in cases where associated court records can be retrieved digitally.
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Reduced Work

County level court research is performed quickly, where available and needed to turn around quality results with speed.
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Detailed Outputs 

Delivers details on court records, where available. Provides a consumer report in instances where records are retrieved or where a search finds no court records in a named jurisdiction.

With only a SSN, Smart Screen CourtCheck searches a proprietary incarceration data network and sex offender registry data network.

SmartScreen CourtCheck can return four possible outputs. 
A “No Records Found” output is a consumer report. The individual has no associated records within the data networks. Incarceration data network searches are limited to the past 7 years. 
A “No Court Records Found” output is a consumer report. Court records were not found within a jurisdiction where court research was performed.  
A “Court Records Found” output is a consumer report. Court records were found within a jurisdiction where court research was performed. 
A “More Research is Needed” output is delivered in a variety of circumstances when a consumer report response cannot be provided. 
A “No Records Found,” “No Court Records Found” or “Court Records Found” response is a consumer report and is governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. It may only be used for an FCRA permissible purpose.
 

Data Network Coverage 

Incarceration data network covers approximately

1,9K+

County Jails

30+

State Prison Systems

185M

Records in the Database
Sex offender data network covers approximately

50+

Sex Offender Registries

Help Automate Your Court Research 

Add Smart Screen CourtCheck to your screening process. 

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