Important use information

Background Check Disclaimer

Read this before using RecordLookup or a linked partner service for background-check research.

RecordLookup is an information and referral website

RecordLookup publishes guides to public-record sources and may refer visitors to third-party search services. RecordLookup is not a government agency, law-enforcement agency, court, records custodian, or consumer reporting agency.

We may receive compensation when a visitor uses a linked partner service. A partner may have different data sources, terms, privacy practices, fees, eligibility rules, or legal obligations from RecordLookup.

Do not use RecordLookup for FCRA-regulated eligibility decisions

RecordLookup does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as those terms are used in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Information on this site is not intended for decisions about a person's eligibility for employment, housing or tenancy, credit, insurance, or another purpose governed by the FCRA.

For federal guidance, see the FTC's Fair Credit Reporting Act page and FTC guidance on using consumer reports for employment.

Public records can be incomplete or change

Online records can omit sealed, expunged, juvenile, protected, recently filed, older, or non-digitized information. Names can match more than one person, agencies can correct records, and a booking or arrest record does not establish guilt or a final court disposition.

Use identifying details carefully and verify important information with the official custodian or court before relying on it. RecordLookup's source links and explanations are research aids, not a substitute for an official certified record.

Use information lawfully and responsibly

Do not use this site or information reached through it to stalk, harass, threaten, discriminate against, impersonate, defraud, or unlawfully monitor another person. Access restrictions and permissible uses vary by record type and jurisdiction.

Partner and affiliate disclosure

RecordLookup may earn compensation from third-party services linked or referred to from this website. That financial relationship does not turn a partner's database into an official government record source. Review the partner's own disclosures, terms, pricing, cancellation rules, and privacy practices before purchasing or submitting information.