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Are FBI Background Checks and NCIC Searches the Same as a National Wants and Warrants Search?

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Are FBI Background Checks and NCIC Searches the Same as a National Wants and Warrants Search?

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A National Wants and Warrants Search is sometimes erroneously confused with a FBI Background Check or a NCIC Database Search. An FBI Background Check is a background check conducted by the FBI and is not public record. The NCIC database is also not a matter of public record and is only available to Law Enforcement agencies. The confusion between a NCIC database search and a National Wants and Warrants Search sometimes leads to the myth that any National Wants and Warrants Search is illegal.