States across the country have passed laws to help deserving people clear their criminal record. While these laws are a positive step, they do not address the issues caused by private database companies who are slow to update their records to properly reflect the court records. This lapse causes people to be denied the immediate benefit of the relief provided by the court.
There are hundreds, if not now thousands, of private sellers of criminal history for purposes of background checks. Each company has its own policy to determine when it updates its records and how they obtain their records. The high quality companies will update their records frequently. However, the lower quality (usually lower cost) companies often go a year or more without updating their data.
Although there are some federal regulations that apply to providers of criminal background checks, there are none that require periodic updates, like those required by consumer credit reporting agencies. States have the jurisdiction to create remedies for people harmed by a company selling outdated criminal history and this topic will be the subject of many future articles on this site.
In the meantime, there is partial solution that will greatly reduce the chance of having an expunged or sealed record appear on a private background check.
RecordGone.com has partnered with BackgroundChecks.com to provide this solution. This exclusive partnership can expedite the process of having a person’s expunged or sealed record removed from private databases. Their National Database Removal service can cut the time it takes to remove the records from private databases from up to a year to less than one week. RecordGone.com charges its record clearing clients $99 for this service. People who did not use RecordGone.com can pay $149 for the service. The service will cause an expedited removal from an approximately 400 private background check companies. It also comes with a free background check from BackgroundChecks.com so clients can verify their record has been cleared.
$179 includes:
- Expedited removal from BackgroundChecks.com (reaches approximately 400 leading private background check companies)
- Free background check from BackgroundChecks.com (Normally $49)
- Information and sample letter on how to clear or challenge the results of any outdated background check
- $250 credit towards any legal action Higbee & Associates takes on your behalf against an potential employer who wrongfully discriminates against you or background check company that unlawfully distributes outdated information about you.
To purchase this service, contact RecordGone.com at 877-573-7273.
Written by Mathew Higbee, Esq
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Can a deferred judgment get sealed in Michigan or get a petition for factual innocence and have the records destroyed?
I had a felony put on me 17 years ago and it been keeping me from getting employment to take care of my family.my wife cousin was staying with us and stole money order from here job and me and my wife was conflict of embezzlement because my wife put the stolen money order in my account.(313)XXX-XXXX please call me.
I had a misdemeanor charge on me since 1998 for passing bad checks. I have not been in trouble with the law since then and I am needing to know how to get this off my record so that i can get a good job. I work in the nursing field and I am a very good aide. I thought these charges were off my record. However, I have come to find out they are not. What can I do? Please help and thank you.
I was walking at the mall when I saw a thief running towards the exit carrying a bag from a young woman . I was relieved that it wasn’t me whose bag was snatched but I felt sad for the victim. Life in general can be unpredictably harsh for some of us.
My daughter pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in January 2001 for fighting in college. She was given four years probation and given diversion. The felony was expunged off of her record in June 2005, however, whenever, back ground check done, felony shows up accept when back ground ran thru TBI. Most employment companies use other back ground agencies and felony shows up. My daughter is having problems with employment and not able to rent apartment. Please help
Please call RecordGone.com at (877-573-7273) and ask for the National Database Removal Service. It costs $149 and it gets the record out of about 400 databases that are often used by employers.
I had a drug charge in 1998. I have only had a driving while license suspended since then used to work in nursing can you help me so that i can work in a job i enjoy once again.
Possibly. I would suggest you take the free eligibility test. If you have specific questions, you can post them in the Forum and I, or one of the other expungement attorneys, would be glad to answer them for you.
Thank you for your info. I will make that call now.
I have a B misdemeanor in Texas, for theft that was sealed in march 2008 but continues to come up depending on company. Can I go back and have it expunged? A friend had an C misdemeanor assault charge and her record was expunged. It never comes up. I don’t understand the difference.
Please post this question in the forums section at http://www.recordclearing.org/forum/
I have several D felonies in Indiana. They are all 10 years or older. These continue to keep me from getting a job to support my 4 kids and wife. I want these expunged so that no background companies can ruin my opportunity to get a job now. What and how do I do this quickly without bankrupting my already devastated family?
Please help us.
Kevin, I think Indiana does not have an expungement law; however, I recall recent news stories about one being proposed.