Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Michigan State Court Consent Verification Registration is now available will allow authorized individuals to access identifiers in court records. The site is at www.courts.michigan.gov/CVRApp. A list of authorized individuals that have completed registration will be at www.courts.michigan.gov/AuthorizedList. Dates of birth (DOBs) contained in court records are protected…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn “If you need a copy of a criminal record from the Sonoma County Superior Court to dispute a background check or get information on a relative’s case, you’ll be told to fill out a request form and wait a week or longer,” according to a report by…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 14, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division, denied an effort to dismiss the civil lawsuit Courthouse News Service v. Hade, et al. (No. 3:21-cv-00460) that was challenging the restrictions placed on public access to electronic court records…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 15, 2021, the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) submitted an amicus letter to the California Supreme Court in response to the opinion in the case of All of Us or None of Us v. Hamrick that will prohibit…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Enforcing high standards for public record researchers that search for court records that include criminal records to ensure they comply with the federal, state, and local laws for background screening is required for Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) seeking accreditation by the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). The…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn “Hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who are looking for work could be facing new challenges in their job hunt” as Michigan courts will redact Dates of Birth (DOBs) when releasing records which will make background checks more difficult, according to a news report from WNEM.com CBS Channel…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) have come together to develop Public Access Software Specifications (PASS) to help courts meet the greater demand on public access due to policy concerning background screening and more precise legal standards. PASS facilitates the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 6, 2019, a Pulaski County Circuit Judge ruled in an open-record lawsuit that a Bentonville District Clerk violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act by refusing to release court records of a man undergoing a background check, according to a report by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – which is responsible for enforcement of law and administration of justice in the United States – has released its latest Survey of State Criminal History Information Systems that “includes some disturbing facts on the currency and accuracy of records,” according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Ensuring high standards for public record researchers are met through policies for data products used for background checks is required for background screening firms accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®). Criminal record information gathered by these researchers at county courts is an important part of…
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