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BACKGROUND BASICS FOR REPORTS

Name (s)
Address(es)
Phone number (s)
Verify SSN
Civil Court cases: Small Claims/Municipal, Civil, District, Probate, Family Law,
Judgments/Liens
Criminal Court Cases: Misdemeanors, Felonies, Sex Offense (state and nationwide)
Federal Court Cases: Bankruptcy, State
Judgments
Liens
Traffic
Secretary of State: Trade names, Entities (each name should be run for court cases)
Other searches (depending on client request): properties, marriage/divorces,
employment (history/status/title), community involvement, emails, social media,
internet activity, writings/works, patents/trademarks, etc.

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IN CONCLUSION…

Backgrounds help bolster nearly every case.
Understand the purpose of your backgrounds, and understand the
permissible purposes surrounding both the access and the revealing
of data.

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