Sourced Checks, Not a Data Dump
Employers, landlords, attorneys, and individuals ask us to verify identity and history before a hire, a lease, a lawsuit, or a personal decision that affects safety. Those are different jobs. The first question on the free consultation is the purpose, because curiosity about a neighbor is not a reason we will run a check.
We are not an instant data-broker site. A national criminal index can be a starting point. It is not a finished court record. We label each source and date, and we say when a clerk's file was not actually pulled.
Employment and Tenant Screens
Identity, criminal-index hits, and the county or federal records the job or the lease actually requires, when the purpose and the authorizations allow them.
Civil and Criminal Records
Lawsuits, liens, judgments, and criminal cases, matched to the right person and described as what the record says.
Credentials and Work History
Checking whether a listed license, degree, or employer matches the records the subject or the client can lawfully use.
Personal Safety Questions
A narrower check when someone is about to share a home, a child, or a large sum of money, and the purpose can be explained.
How a Background Check Is Run
Step 1
Free consultation and purpose
We confirm who the subject is, why you need the check, and whether this use is a consumer report. If it is, the employer or landlord has duties before we start. The quote is given on that call, once the jurisdictions and the records are clear.
Step 2
Identifiers first
Name, date of birth, and addresses are the start. A common name without a date of birth is a reason to stop, not a reason to guess. Addresses in more than one county stay on the list when they are real.
Step 3
Records from Indiana
Online research and nationwide record searches are done from our Indiana office. In-person confirmation of an Indiana address happens here. Courts outside Indiana are not all reachable on the same timeline, and we say so.
Step 4
A sourced report
You receive the findings in writing, with the source and date beside each hit. An index hit stays an index hit unless the court record was pulled.
What You Receive
A written report naming the identifiers used, the jurisdictions checked, the source and date of each finding, and what was not found. Scope is set on the consultation. A narrower screen may cover identity and one county. A wider screen may add federal criminal records, driving history, liens, education or employment verification, civil cases, and sanctions lists, when the purpose allows each one.
What's Legal in Indiana
Private investigator firms in Indiana are licensed under Indiana Code IC 25-30 by the Private Investigator and Security Guard Licensing Board. Our license is PI22500020, and you can confirm it on the Indiana license search. When a check is a consumer report, the Fair Credit Reporting Act requires a permissible purpose. Employment uses also need the disclosure and written authorization the statute requires, and the employer handles adverse action if they rely on the report. We will tell you on the consultation whether that applies.
Driving history is a motor-vehicle record. We request it only for a purpose the Driver's Privacy Protection Act allows. We do not pull medical records, use a fake profile to fish social media, or include sealed or expunged material we are not allowed to report. Credit information is included only when the purpose and the authorization allow it.
Who It's For
Employers hiring for a real job, landlords and property managers screening an applicant, attorneys developing facts for a case, and individuals with a safety reason they can explain. Law firms that need a witness located should also see skip tracing and background investigations for law firms.
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Related services: Attorney services · Missing persons and locates · Asset and public records investigations · Identity theft investigations · Skip tracing for law firms
Service areas: New Albany · Jeffersonville · Bloomington · Columbus · Indianapolis · Evansville · Private investigator in Southern Indiana · All service areas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you run a background check on my neighbor?
Only with a permissible purpose we can defend. Living nearby is not a purpose. Curiosity is a no. A safety question you can describe, a hire, a lease, or a lawsuit can be a yes.
Is a background check instant?
Identifier checks can be fast. Court-by-court work is not instant, and a delay is better than the wrong person. We tell you what can be done in the time you have, and the quote is given on the free consultation.
Do you cover people outside Indiana?
Records research is done from our Indiana office for matters in Indiana and elsewhere in the United States. Field confirmation is in Indiana. We do not claim a private investigator license in any other state.
Will the report say the person is safe to hire?
No. The report says what the records showed and what they did not show. The hiring, leasing, or legal decision stays with you and your counsel.
Start With the Purpose
Tell us who needs to be checked, why, and which states the addresses are in. Start with a free consultation. We'll give you a quote on that call once we understand what you need.
Cheshire Investigation Agency is licensed in Indiana (Private Investigator License #PI22500020), headquartered in Greenville, Indiana (Floyd County), and a member of INspi and NCISS. Call (812) 364-1466.