Where to get FREE Criminal Background Checks?

I vaguely remember free or low-cost background checks being available to non-profits via Boy/Girl Scouts, United Way or something like that. I doubt that’s immediately helpful.

If the issue is important a free criminal background check might not be very good.

@Kevbo – Thanks, but I need it for myself. ( Not a non-profit… :-) ) Thanks for the responce though.

@Marina – It’s not too important.

OK, Northstate, you need it and you need it free. I found one resource that sort of walks you through how to do it yourself and what you can and cannot find out. Hope it helps: http://www.virtualchase.com/articles/criminal_checks_national.html

@Marina – Thanks a bunch!!!

anything your going to get from a pay site you can get for free by searching a few key spots on the internet. Start with the superior court website for your county and any county the person has claimed to live, you can usually find a record or inmate search, this will pull up every ticket, arrest charge, and any lawsuits.
If you live in Washington you would go to http://dw.courts.wa.gov/

If it’s for yourself, you can go to your local police department and get one for around $3.00 (in my state.) If you want a nation wide criminal background check, I think it is a bit more. I had to go get one and take it for a job I was applying for.

http://www.stuff4you.biz/crimecheck.html
– that is one that gets good reviews. it is not free, however. background checks are never free (think of how easy it would be to snoop in other people’s business)