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Be careful in who you trust. Nowadays, it is difficult to place your trust to someone who you completely don't know. Some people even find it hard to trust relatives. It seems that the society today is full of people who can't be trusted. So what can you do?

To be sure that the person or the entity that you're dealing with is trustworthy, you can start by making a criminal background check. However, as easy as it may sounds, you should be careful in your search. First and foremost, you must familiarize yourself with the state or federal laws that govern public records and their permissible uses. Once you've done this, you can start your investigation.

There are numerous sites on the internet that you can use in your search. The most popular search engines are Yahoo, Google, MSN, Ask.com, and AOL search. But if you try looking into these sites, you will find it hard to filter the tons of pieces of information contained therein. It would take forever before you can sort through the resources available and since time is very important, you can turn to other helpful sites.

My Favorite Online Background Screening Site : Court Records

There are other tools that you can use aside from the popular search engines. To help you in your criminal background search, try the following:

* County Name; you can lookup the county name in Zipinfo.com especially if you know the zip code. After entering the zip, the county name will appear. This is useful for county-level background checks.

* Registry of sexual offenders; you can check with the Dept. of Justice Nat'l Sex Offender Registry for almost all US states except South Dakota and Oregon.

* BirthDatabase.com; if you want to determine the approximate age of an individual, you can check with this database by just entering the person's name. They have about 120 million listings so if you're lucky enough, the person may also be listed there.

* FCRA or Fair Credit Reporting Act; you can check their site to screen your applicants if they have outstanding obligations.

* Housing Laws; you can log on to the site of the Dept. of Housing & Urban Development in case you're dealing with landlords and apartment managers

* Nolo.com; this is a site that specializes in the law and this is also useful if your checking the background of landlords and managers

* Credit reports; the FTC or Federal Trade Commission has their own site that provides the credit reports of many people. The credit reports come from the major reporting bureaus Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax.

* Product recalls; if you're dealing with companies that produce a specific product, you can check the site of the US commission that is in charge in ensuring the safety of various products. See if the products have been recalled for some reason. You can start your search by typing the type of product, the company name, recall date, and description of the product.

My Favorite Online Background Screening Site : Court Records

So there you have it, some helpful sites that you can also check. Remember to identify if you're conducting a criminal background check on a person or a company. This way, your search will have a starting point. It will also serve as your guide in which sites or places to check or search and will also ensure that you're not violating any law against the state or the person or company.