Criminal Background Checks

[gscsj]

For you guys who are more familiar with these checks that I am, what does the $30 (or whatever the cost) go towards? Is it strictly the time spent by the law enforcement officer to go through the process? If this is the case and the price is a factor, you might find a few officers who would be willing to do this in their off-the-clock time for much cheaper...especially if they are active or retired officials.

Just a thought.

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by gscsj

For you guys who are more familiar with these checks that I am, what does the $30 (or whatever the cost) go towards? Is it strictly the time spent by the law enforcement officer to go through the process? If this is the case and the price is a factor, you might find a few officers who would be willing to do this in their off-the-clock time for much cheaper...especially if they are active or retired officials.

Just a thought.

The FBI charges a fee to agencies/companies which send in fingerprints for criminal history checks using the nationwide fingerprint database. I think the fee is currently $18. Many states have their own fingerprint repositories and typically charge a fee for checks of them. There is no way you are getting much more than a standard check of fingerprints for $30. A "real" background investigation will costs hundreds if not thousands of dollars.