A reliable source of the Washington Background Screening for employers

How do employers get a Washington criminal history background check? The answer is very straight forward: HireSafe! offers secure and compliant web-based employment background screening and pre-employment background checks that allows employers to access the most up to date, comprehensive Washington criminal records available for current and prospective employees.

Washington Instant Jurisdictions Reporting:

• Skagit County Washington Sex Offender Registry 
• Washington Admin Office of Courts (District courts)
• Washington Admin Office of Courts (Superior court)
• Washington Department of Corrections 
• Washington Sex Offender Registry 
• Washington Sex Offenders

State FCRA Rulings

Abide by the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U. S. C. § 1661 et seq. and the following state ruling:

RCW 19.182.040 – Consumer report – Prohibited information – Exceptions
Except as authorized under subsection (2) of this section, no consumer reporting agency may make a consumer report containing any of the following items of information: (e) Records of arrest, indictment, or conviction of crime that, from date of disposition, release, or parole, antedate the report by more than seven years. (2) Subsection (1) of this section is not applicable in the case of a consumer report to be used in connection with: (c) The employment of an individual at an annual salary that equals, or that may reasonable be expected to equal, $20,000 or more.

Motor Vehicle Record Search Requirements by the State of Washington

A Motor Vehicle Report is sometimes referred to as a MVR, MVR Report, MVR Search, MVR Check, a Driver's License Verification, a Driving Records search, or a DMV search. The Washington Motor Vehicle Report checks the driving record of a potential employee and verifies that an applicant has the driver's license claimed. It may provide information regarding irresponsible behavior, including whether there is a history of substance abuse, repeated traffic violations, failures to appear, and unpaid fines

Checking the driving record of current and prospective employees by using HireSafe’s search of Washington DMV records is crucial to the success of your businesses. A search the Washington Department of Motor Vehicles records will gather trustworthy information which may pertain to areas of public safety, human resources and other business permissible purposes.

Washington Departments of Motor Vehicles (DMV’s) maintain and provide driving records in one way or another. Washington Motor Vehicle Records (MVR’s) report the applicants’ statewide driving records, including Commercial Driver's License status (CDL) for at least 3 years, oftentimes up to 7 years. It is logical to screen Washington motor vehicle records for any employment position requiring driving, such as trucking, transportation, delivery, DOT compliance or any use of company vehicles. However the MVR provides additional valuable insight into the character of the applicant regardless of the position being filled. Most importantly, the Washington MVR is the only source for a verified date-of-birth which is critical for an accurate criminal record search. Washington County court criminal records are filled by name and date-of-birth, not by SSN! Motor Vehicle Reports provide a wealth of personal data that can be used for cross-reference, and criminal offenses pertaining to motor vehicles which may not be revealed by other criminal checks.

Washington driving record (WA)

You must have a valid driver license to legally operate a motor vehicle, motorcycle, moped, or motor-driven cycle on public roadways in Washington State. Records are available for 5 years from conviction date for violations, actions, and accidents. It takes 2-3 weeks before new records are available for inquiry.

Washington driver’s license configuration

Format: 5 Alphabetic (last name), 1 Alphabetic (first name), 1 Alphabetic (middle name), 3 Numeric, 2 Alphanumeric
If last or middle name field falls short, fill with *'s
Required Data: DL #, DOB

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