County court searches
Records pulled straight from the court of record.
The most authoritative layer of a criminal check. Atlas searches every relevant county surfaced by the identity trace, confirms each disposition, and applies FCRA lookback rules automatically.
Authoritative records, county by county.
County searches go to the source: the local courthouse where a case was filed, resolved to a clear, defensible result with the disposition confirmed.
Court of record
Searches go straight to the county courthouse where the case was filed, the authoritative source, not a national database pointer.
Felony & misdemeanor
Both felony and misdemeanor records are surfaced, with the charge, court, and case number captured for every hit.
Verified dispositions
Every charge is reported with its current, verified outcome, so a report reflects what actually happened, not just a filing.
Trace-driven county selection
The identity trace tells us which counties a subject has actually lived in, so searches land where records are likely to be, not just where they applied.
Automatic lookback
FCRA and state-specific lookback windows are applied automatically, so nothing reportable is missed and nothing time-barred is surfaced.
Researcher-confirmed
Potential matches are confirmed by a trained researcher against identifiers before they reach your report, cutting false positives.
Pricing tiers
Plans and pricing
Every tier is pay-as-you-go. Switch at any time; the applicant flow stays the same.
Basic
Essential identity & criminal.
- SSN trace & address history
- National criminal database
- Sex offender registry
- International Check
- Branded PDF report
- Standard support
Standard
Most teams start here.
- Everything in Basic
- County criminal search (up to 7 yrs)
- Motor vehicle records
- Priority applicant support
- Audit log exports
Premium
Full verification suite.
- Everything in Standard
- Federal criminal search
- Employment verification
- Education verification
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom adjudication rules
All prices in USD. Applicants pay nothing; charges apply to the requesting customer only.
FCRA compliance
How this check stays compliant.
Built to be defensible: upfront consent, adverse-action support, and open dispute rights.
Atlas is the reporting agency; you decide
Atlas is a Consumer Reporting Agency that furnishes reports under the FCRA. Your organization makes the hiring decision.
Consent before every check
Every check needs a lawful permissible purpose, a standalone disclosure, and the applicant's written authorization.
A supported, two-step adverse action
Pre-adverse notice with the report and a summary of rights, a waiting period, then a final notice. Atlas supports each step.
Disputes are reinvestigated
Applicants may dispute a report; Atlas reinvestigates and corrections reach your dashboard. Email compliance@atlasscreening.com.
Sourced with reasonable procedures
Contents come from third-party and public records. Atlas uses reasonable procedures for accuracy but cannot guarantee every record is current.
County-search questions.
How county searches differ from database checks, how counties are selected, and how lookback windows are applied.
How is a county search different from a national database check?
How does Atlas decide which counties to search?
How far back do county searches go?
Is a county search included in a package?
How are disputes handled?
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