What is a National Criminal Database Search?
The National Criminal Database is a database compiled by private agencies collecting information from a variety of sources. Multiple sources, including some county records, some state Department of Corrections files; Sexual Offenders lists (from states requiring offenders to register) may contribute to the database. There may be felonies, misdemeanors or some traffic violations included in the database depending on the reporting source. Not all states or all counties report information to database providers and criminal information contained in the databases may not include dispositions, later amendments to the files or notices that the case has been expunged. The NCDS is useful in providing a broader scope to a criminal search by including a greater geographic search area and is a good first step in a progressive search but it is not intended to replace a physical search of court records or to stand alone as a criminal records search.
The National Criminal Database is a database compiled by private agencies collecting information from a variety of sources. Multiple sources, including some county records, some state Department of Corrections files; Sexual Offenders lists (from states requiring offenders to register) may contribute to the database. There may be felonies, misdemeanors or some traffic violations included in the database depending on the reporting source. Not all states or all counties report information to database providers and criminal information contained in the databases may not include dispositions, later amendments to the files or notices that the case has been expunged. The NCDS is useful in providing a broader scope to a criminal search by including a greater geographic search area and is a good first step in a progressive search but it is not intended to replace a physical search of court records or to stand alone as a criminal records search. Q: Is there a nationwide federal record search of
