A Statewide Criminal Search involves a search for felonies and misdemeanors throughout an entire state and generally includes all counties, cities, towns, or villages reporting to the state repository. A common misconception in the industry is that this search must be coupled with a Countywide Criminal Search, however, if your provider can verify that all appropriate jurisdictions are in fact reporting their data to the state repository, a countywide search is not always necessary. There are also some alternate source data providers that offer an “equivalent” to a statewide search, however, there is no alternative to proper statewide due diligence. In states that do not offer a Statewide Criminal Search, it is advisable to perform a county or lower-level court search in all areas where the person has maintained an employment or address history. (See below for more information on Countywide Criminal Search.)
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