[Stonehenge]

I heard today that there is a site to do these things....Is there?

Does anyone have a link? I'd be interested to see if it's a fee site, though that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[Rex Mann]

Jeff,

I do not know any sites. But, in Ohio we had to have the applicant sign a release form which we sent to our insuarnace agency and they would say yea or nea to driving. They would also send the guys driving record.

They would always forget about the 2nd DUI or reckless op.

Peace,

Rex

[Stonehenge]

My insurance guy actually came in on a Sunday to run the last 2 for me, but I'd like to be able to do it myself, if possible. A neighbor mentioned that his employer can run DMV and criminal records from a website....And this appeared to be corroborated when last night I was interviewing a guy who told me about how his teenage daughter found out about an OWI he had back in 1988 by surfing the web.

[Stonehenge]

I just found one:

http://www.back-groundchecks.com/ser.../employee.html

But it's a few bucks - I may not opt for that...

[BRL]

I don't think any are free. But here's another one. They advertise no set up fee and no minimums so might be worth a try?

http://www.accurint.com/

[agla]

In our labor market, the question is not if they have a record, substance issues, or driving issues - it is to what extent. Sad, but almost true.

We appear to be free of people with on going problems at this point, thankfully. If you want to fill out a crew here, it is difficult under any circumstance. If you throw in a squeeky clean background, you won't need many trucks.

[Stonehenge]

Agla, do you have the expectation of truthfulness when you interview? So, if they have a record and come clean, that's OK, but if they say they have nothing on a driving or criminal record and it comes back awash in dirt, you scrap them, right?

BTW, I had a neighbor give me the site for a local freebie site to give driving and criminal info. turns out the state of Wisconsin believes all that stuff should be publicly available. It's sure saving me time in the screening process.

[agla]

I think that it is illegal to ask about a criminal record here(Massachusetts).

[Stonehenge]

? Really? Every standard application for employment that I've seen asks if you've ever been convicted of/plead guilty to a felony.

Seems like a reasonable question to me. After all, the country deems convicted felons not eligible to vote...they should also be under extra scrutiny for jobs, IMO.

[jwholden]

A friend of mine used the insurance agent route to check drivers licenses. They all said they had one, unfortunately they forgot to mention if it was valid or not...

[CountyMaterials]

Jeff -

Go to Yahoo! and type in Wisconsin Circuit Court Access. I would post the link, but I am at work and don't know if this would be a site they would frown upon me looking at. If you can't find it, let me know and I will get it from home tonight. This is only fow Wisconsin, don't know if it is available for other states.

[Tim]

It is my understanding that all criminal and traffic history is federally supposed to open record to the public. Our applications have the felony question on them as well. Normally, our main concern is the applicant's driving record. We usually have our insurance agent check their history out before contacting to hire to see if they are insurable for us. On occasion, we have also requested applicants to provide DMV print outs of their driving history. It costs them either $5, or $10 as I recall. This has proved to be some what of a dead-beat screen for us as well. Tim

[CountyMaterials]

Jeff - the link is as follows:

http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl

[dan deutekom]

Here in Ontario you can have your drivers obtain a Drivers Abstract from the Ministry of Transport. This is a record of their driving listing all tickets and convictions. A lot of companies ask for this with their application for employment. Costs about $10.00

[Just Turned Pro]

Keep in mind that Convictions are public record..... arrests, charges dropped, or cases not received are not public record. So when you see a report listing, say for example 1 conviction.... you are not seeing the other 20 arrests.

Also for a drivers abstract, for employment or insurance, the public record is limited only to three years. The rest of the stuff on the abstract is shielded from view.