Premier Background Screening Services

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Premier provides information on an individual’s 10 year past addresses, Age/DOB, SSA Death Master File, Confirmation Year & State of Filing, phone numbers (where available), and movement patterns that highlights the pertinent jurisdictions and counties for performing a more thorough felony and misdemeanor criminal search. This search also confirms the validity of the Social Security number.


Criminal Reports

Premier is proud to offer this powerful multi-jurisdictional search of state and county criminal record databases that includes data from 50 states as well as the Sex Offender Registries from all 50 states plus District of Columbia, Federal – State and Local law enforcement fugitive lists, OFAC & FBI Terrorists List. This Solution may identify possible criminal records, fugitives and subjects sought after by government agencies. Arrest and/or Booking Photos are provided where available. This is one of the most important pre-screening tool for an employers “due diligence” utilizing the best available historical, and current online criminal databases. (Additional research is required to verify any information identified in the National Criminal Database Search to comply with FCRA guideline. Contact Premier for more detail).

Premier offers a search of the state’s criminal records repository, reveals all records of convictions noting date of charge, type, pleas, and disposition, including any time served, fines, and probation information. Availability of information varies from state to state. Note: not all states are available for Statewide Criminal Searches. In certain states, signed release forms are required and additional fees may apply.

Premier conducts criminal records searches in all the U.S. Federal district courts, including circuit courts of appeals. Our Report provides lists of cases, searched by name or filing date, court of record for filing, case number as well as electronic case summaries and dockets and verdict information. The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system and have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters all within the limits of the laws of Congress and the Constitution.

Premier conducts 'On Location, Hand Searches' of all county criminal records in all fifty (50) states, offering the most complete and accurate record reporting possible. All courthouse searches are dispatched to our researchers in real time to ensure your research requests are never kept waiting. Our researchers retrieve all recorded criminal information including: Felony, Misdemeanor, and Criminal Traffic. These records may also contain: individual’s name as it appears in court records, date of birth, social security number, address, driver’s license number, file date, charge(s), and disposition of each charge, sentence and disposition date. Certain County courts mandate a fee for access to these records. These required payments are passed through to our clients exactly as charged to us by the court of record.


Civil Searches

Premier conducts 'On Location, Hand Searches' of all county civil records in all fifty (50) states, offering coverage of both upper and lower civil courts and the most complete and accurate record reporting possible. All courthouse searches are dispatched to our researchers in real time to ensure your research requests are never kept waiting. Our researchers retrieve all recorded civil records, including bankruptcy courts, and circuit courts of appeals. These records may also contain: individual’s name as it appears in court records, date of birth, social security number, address, driver’s license number, file date, charge(s), disposition and disposition date. Our Report provides lists of cases, searched by name or filing date, court of record for filing, case number as well as electronic case summaries and dockets and verdict information. Certain County courts mandate a fee for access to these records. These required payments are passed through to our clients exactly as charged to us by the court of record.

Premier conducts civil records searches in all the U.S. Federal district courts, including bankruptcy and circuit courts of appeals. Our Report provides lists of cases, searched by name or filing date, court of record for filing, case number as well as electronic case summaries and dockets and verdict information. The United States district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system and have jurisdiction to hear nearly all categories of federal cases, including both civil and criminal matters all within the limits of the laws of Congress and the Constitution.


Motor Vehicle History

Premier reports on the state driver's license record of a person. NOTE: Legal uses and availability of these reports vary in certain states. Many states mandate a payment for access to these records. These required payments are passed through to our clients at exactly as charged to us by the state of record.


Drug Testing

Premier offers the best combination of high quality drug testing and MRO services for business and industry. We utilize the most current cutting edge technology that enables us to offer quick response to deliver your test results in a timely and automated fashion, usually within 24 hours of specimen collection. Thousands of our collection and testing sites are available throughout the US for convenient access. Please click on the Drug Testing dedicated button on the Home Page task bar for detailed information.


Verifications & References

Premier provides a comprehensive detailed inquiry Report confirming an applicant’s stated employment history. Premier personally speaks with the appropriate manager at the stated place(s) of employment to verify the veracity of all claims made by the applicant.

To assure the veracity of an Applicant’s Education history and that it does not contain bogus degree certificates, Premier verifies their information by direct contact with the schools. We provide verification of high school diplomas, G.E.D. Certificates, College and University attendance, degrees, and trade school certification.

Premier personally calls to verify that an individual is licensed to perform specific professional services where a state license is required. This assures that the applicant has the proper credentials for the job. Report includes: Date of issue, current status, expiration date, and any disciplinary action provided.

Premier is one of the few background screening companies authorized to receive verifications where Primary Source Verification is mandated. Medical related education and service facilities such as hospitals and universities will only allow access to records regarding doctors and/or residents job performance, their education records, etc to those companies authorized to receive this information.


Sex Offender Registries

Premier searches a database containing the most currently registered sex offenders with felony conviction records compiled from all 50 states and The District of Columbia, from National Sex Offender Registry, from County & Law Enforcement Jurisdictions, and from the best Historical Data. May alsoidentify crimes not entered in National Registry, or Sex Offenders no longer required to register. This search includes our National Criminal Database and Social Security Number Verification and 10 Year Address History reports to assure maximum insight to this very important and sensitive subject.


Terrorist List Screening

A compilation of data pulled from the following U.S. and foreign sanctions & watch lists:

  • OFAC Specially Designated National (SDN) & Blocked Persons
  • Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties
  • U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA) Denied Persons List
  • FBI Most Wanted Terrorists & Seeking Information List
  • INTERPOL Most Wanted List
  • OSFI-Canadian Sanctions List
  • United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
  • Politically Exposed Persons List
  • European Union Terrorism List

Premier provides a report on Sanctioned Individuals and Entities/Excluded Providers:
provides sanction information on individual healthcare providers by conducting a search of the sanction information as taken by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies as well as those taken by licensing and certification agencies in all 50 states against individual healthcare providers. This is the most comprehensive search method available for high-risk individuals and contractors; those who are directly involved in patient care. This also includes a Patriot Act Name search.

This report is A PATRIOT ACT Name Search including the following U.S. and Foreign Sanctions and Watch Lists. (Lists notated with an asterisk (*) indicate a geographic based sanctions list):

  • OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) & Blocked Persons
  • OFAC Sanctioned Countries, including Major Cities & Ports*
  • Non-Cooperative Countries & Territories*
  • Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties
  • U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA)
    a) Unverified Entities List
    b) Denied Entities List
    c) Denied Persons List
  • FBI Most Wanted Terrorist & Seeking Information
  • FBI Top Ten Most Wanted List
  • Interpol Most Wanted List
  • Bank of England Sanctions List
  • OSFI – Canadian Sanctions List
  • United Nations Consolidated sanctions List
  • Politically Exposed Persons List


Volunteer Screening Services

Our Volunteer Screening provides a compiled, comprehensive report that includes our National Database Criminal Search, information on the volunteer’s previous residence addresses, whether a Social Security number has been issued, any and all aliases including maiden and/or married names associated with the SSN and Address Search, and whether the volunteer’s SSN is currently being used by other individuals. Also included is our National Criminal Records Search of criminal data from criminal courts, state criminal record repositories, probation, prison parole and release files, Sex Offender registries and other government agencies, as well as additional proprietary criminal history data. Our Volunteer Screening aids volunteer and non-profit organizations and agencies in exposing patterns of behavior for an applicant that include criminal activity potential thus indicating that it would make it unwise for them to be working with children or other vulnerable populations.

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