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Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System allows public access to court records online and otherwise unless exempted by a court order, state law or administrative policy.

Background checks and public record searches are helpful tools for many people, including employers, parents, or anyone else with concern enough to be interested.

Background check

A background check, often abbreviated BC,  is well defined as what it is; the process of looking up and compiling [records] of an individual or organization.

The main purpose of a background check is to verify that the information given to you by a person is genuine, and that they are who they said they are. The cost of a background check varies roughly between $20 and $60.

What does a background check usually cover?

1. Criminal History - The only information that is available is information of public record, which may not be everything you want to know. Some public records may be time sensitive, whereas others may not be accessible because they were a juvenile at the time.
2. Civil History - The specifications are similar to that of criminal history, and this also includes if the person the background check is being conducted on was a plaintiff or defendant.
3. Warrants - Although this information is not often requested, it may be found.
4. Credit Report - A credit score is an analyzation, in numeric form, of financial past and stability.
5. Past Employment - Typically, this verifies dates of employment at past jobs marked in employment files.
6. Education - Verification of attendance and degrees or certificates earned.

Public Record

A public record is a document that is viewable by the public and is not considered confidential or non-viewable.

In some areas, the ability to make a document confidential is given.For example, in California  couples applying for a marriage license are given the ability to remove their marriage from public record, making it confidential.

In the United States, the Freedom of Information Act regulates public record. Federal agencies are able to deny access to records, and they also have the ability to delete records. Some states grant higher accessibility to records, whereas others have unique and complicated restrictions or exemptions on viewing records. Pennsylvania is highly restrictive in pertinence to viewing records, as their law dictates that all documents are excluded from exposure, unless they might be demonstrated overall. Records of arrests and booking are to always be made accessible to the public.