West Virginia Background Check
Conduct a thorough criminal background check in West Virginia by searching criminal history, West Virginia court records, find current past addresses, check West Virginia prison, jail inmate records, and West Virginia department of corrections records. Also check West Virginia professional licenses and other credentials.
Free Background Check in West Virginia
The National Instant Criminal BackgroundCheck System, or NICS, is all about saving lives and protecting people from harm—by not letting guns and explosives fall into the wrong hands. It also ensures the timely transfer of firearms to eligible gun buyers.
Mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 and launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998, NICS is used by Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to instantly determine whether a prospective buyer is eligible to buy firearms or explosives. Before ringing up the sale, cashiers call in a check to the FBI or to other designated agencies to ensure that each customer does not have a criminal record or isn’t otherwise ineligible to make a purchase. More than 100 million such checks have been made in the last decade, leading to more than 700,000 denials
What Is an West Virginia Background Check?
An West Virginia Background Check offers a comprehensive search in public records for:
- Vital records, like births, deaths, marriages, and divorces
- Current contact information and previous addresses
- Criminal records, convictions and prison records or sex offender registration
- Civil court filings, like civil judgments
- Tax liens and bankruptcies
- Records of real estate ownership and registered assets
- Professional and business licenses
West Virginia background check is available through the state or through premium data aggregation services who conduct public record data searches and provide you with a report.. Each state, and sometimes each county, has different rules on how much information is available and who can access background check data. Therefore a background check may still not contain every record about a person, however in most cases it is very thorough. Most premium background check services use multiple databases of public records in order to provide you with their background reports.
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