Are there any completely free background checks?
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There's the tricky part, Matt.  There are a lot of sites that provide information for free but they limit how much information and don't tend to tell you anything terribly useful.  Putting together an accurate  background check takes time and energy, so most folks won't do it for free.\n\nYou can do it yourself if you have the background info. on the person for whom you are checking.  There is more info. on putting one together in the site listed on resources.
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try this:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=ApCrIijTu76QZQakVAGp_h7zy6IX?p=free+background+check
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All police records and court records are pretty much free, except for paying any small fees required while helping you.  Usually, if you just need to look and not make copies, they do not even charge you then.
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background checks... there are a bunch of sites on line. you can do it for i want to say like 30-50 dollars
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Yes, there are a few. One is Adult friend finder. They get into the check when you finish filling out complete "profile".
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go to your local police station and ask them for a background check on yourself.\n\nthere's a form you have to fill out.\n\ni think that if it's not work-related there may be a charge involved.\n\ni've had background checks done on my past before due to work reasons and volunteering my time (i work with children so it's obligatory that you get a background check) but i've never had to pay a fee because i've never been the one who requested it. i'm just thinking that if you're doing it just for the sake of doing it, they may just charge you a fee for their time.\n\nit takes about 10 or 15 minutes max.
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as far as my knowledge goes, there is no such free website that would at random do a background check on people...if that was the case, then people can get all information about others. there would be no such thing callled 'PRIVACY'
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WWW.crimetime.com     has a section for  free  public records searches  by state. also has  other  very interesting   free portions. its  kinda scary how much you  can find out  about  a person  on here/
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I don't think there are any that do it for free, but www.zabasearch.com can get you more information than you might expect(for free) and even more than that it you pay.
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There are public records available from the courts, and sherriffs office and jails where the records are held. These days a lot of that info is on the web, it is just that you have to find the website of the court, find the website for the sherrifs ofice and so on. The people who charge for background checks are charging because this is what they do. They go through all sorts of different databases and complie the info. Its work. So if you want free do the leg work yourself. Start by listing all the towns this person is know to have lived in. Then find the names of the courts in that jurisdiction, and the names of the police dept or sherrif ofice, and try to find their website. Most have websites these days, but if not call them on  the phone and ask for the procedure for viewing public records.
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Do searches for "no fee" apartments\n\nGo through the classifieds of the villagevoice.com and nytimes.com\n\nBe careful about using "apartment share" services where a company will find you a roommate, many times you can be paired with complete psychos or convicted criminals. Many apartment sharing services do not do any sort of background check whatsoever.
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There is no place to get a FREE criminal record online. \n\nIf you want a free criminal record check, hike to your nearest police department, show them your identification card or license, and they can conduct a check while-you-wait.
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There are, but I would advise some caution.  One site is www.creditexpert.com which is run and operated by Experian.  You sign up online and give them your credit card number and personal information, try out a credit monitoring service designed to help prevent identity theft, and in return receive a free credit report and credit score.  The only problem is that you must cancel the service before the free trial ends (usually 30 days).  If you forget, they charge your credit card automatically for 1 year of credit monitoring service.  Also, to cancel the service you have to call the company and wait on hold around 15-20 minutes.  I would actually recommend getting a free copy of your credit report from www.annualcreditreport.com and then paying only around $5 extra for your credit score per credit bureau.
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http://www.detectivechoice.com/Resources/Free-Background-Checks.html?source=google    \nhttp://www.zabasearch.com/index.php?se=GG&ref=zabasearch_google \nhttp://howtoinvestigate.com/  \nhttp://www.ussearch.com/consumer/cwf?adID=10002101&cid=background&action=browsecatalog&USSCommerce=REQF7yRKcN2JHVoVSjn9sn0gZoxIQtVhOURAkow3JJqzFzK5GYN9|-2706608223647028935/167838004/6/7501/7501/7502/7502/7501/-1|-5973646749149143130/167838013/6/7501/7501/7502/7502/7501/-1
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The best way is through a bail bondman. They may not alert suspicion of the search. Criminal background checks are usually gotten from the cities, the people are from, and the local government will charge for the report.
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while im not sure of any 'free' sites, most counties still allow you to check criminal records through the clerk of court in each county courthouse, but unless you know where they have lived or were they may have been arrested prior it makes for a difficult search. hope this helps