Services
Investigative record searches pulling from courts, government agencies, and third-party sources to verify identity, history, and risk. This is what most buyers mean when they say "background check."
County, state, and federal sources, configured by address history and role.
What's covered
We configure the right combination of county, state, and federal searches by role, address history, and compliance requirement, not one-size packages.
Felony and misdemeanor records from county, state, and federal courts, the core of most background check programs.
Lawsuits, judgments, liens, and other civil matters where the role or policy calls for them.
Traffic-related court records that fall outside DMV motor vehicle reports, relevant for driving roles.
Criminal and civil records from U.S. District and appellate courts, including matters that do not appear in county or state systems.
Outstanding warrants and active probation status where jurisdiction records make them available.
The outcome of each case, so a report reflects what actually happened, not just that a case existed.
Search types
Different jurisdictions hold records in different places. We pull from the right level for each requirement.
Direct county-level criminal and civil searches, the most current and complete source for most jurisdictions.
Learn more →Statewide repository searches where a state maintains a central criminal history database.
Learn more →State-specific programs such as PATCH, CACI, and other regulated reports required for certain roles.
Learn more →How we scope it
Coverage is built from four inputs, not guessed. Each search targets the jurisdictions that actually matter for the person and the role.
Every county a person has lived or worked in over the lookback period becomes a candidate jurisdiction to search.
The duties of the position set the depth: a finance role, a driving role, and a caregiving role each call for different searches.
DOT, healthcare, childcare, and other mandates define minimum searches that must be run regardless of preference.
Your own standard sits on top of the regulatory floor, so screening is consistent across every hire.
Speed & cost
Turnaround depends on the source, not on a package tier.
Return in minutes to hours for the broad, aggregated portion of a search.
Typically one to five business days, depending on the county and how it provides records.
Run on the government program's own timeline, which varies by state.
After the hire
A search at hire is a snapshot. These keep court-record awareness current after someone is working.
Ongoing surveillance that alerts you when a new criminal record appears after hire, not just at the next scheduled check.
Learn more →Scheduled re-runs of court-record searches at defined intervals, based on position compliance rules.
Learn more →Real people
PSBI is owner-operated and US-based, screening organizations since 1995. Court-record questions reach a specialist who knows the jurisdictions and the compliance rules, not an offshore call center.
FCRA-compliantOwner-operated since 1995Based in Ashland, WIGet started
Tell us the roles you screen and where your people are. We'll show you the jurisdictions we'd search and how ongoing compliance fits.
