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Sex offender registry search, every state, every territory.

National Sex Offender Public Website plus every state, territorial, and participating tribal registry. Built for employers in childcare, healthcare, senior care, and any role with unsupervised access to vulnerable populations.

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What's included

All 50 state registries
Every state sex offender registry, refreshed against the current public records.
DC, territories, and tribal
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and participating tribal lands.
NSOPW national search
National Sex Offender Public Website, the DOJ-maintained aggregator of state registries.
Name, DOB, and alias matching
Fuzzy matching on name variations and known aliases from prior background work.
Address confirmation
Registered address cross-referenced against candidate address history.
Offense detail
Conviction offense, tier classification, and registration status where published.
Photo match review
Registry photos reviewed against candidate identity information to rule out false positives.
FCRA adverse action
Adverse action workflow activates automatically on a confirmed registry match.

Why Information Direct

Built for childcare and healthcare

Essential for schools, daycare, youth sports, home health, senior care, and volunteer programs.

Nationwide registry coverage

Every state registry plus NSOPW so a candidate cannot hide behind a state-line move.

False-positive handling

Common names are cross-referenced against DOB, photo, and alias history before flagging.

Instant flag on match

A confirmed match triggers an adverse action workflow and a phone call from account management.

Instant search

Most sex offender registry searches return in under five minutes.

Part of a clean dossier

Registry findings land in the same candidate record as court, verification, and MVR data.

How it works

  1. 1
    Candidate identity captured
    Full legal name, date of birth, and address history from the candidate application.
  2. 2
    National and state search
    NSOPW plus every state registry searched in parallel for name and DOB matches.
  3. 3
    Fuzzy and alias matching
    Alias history from prior SSN trace feeds the name match, not just the primary name.
  4. 4
    Match review
    Potential matches reviewed by a specialist, including photo comparison where published.
  5. 5
    Report delivered
    Clean or registry match clearly labeled, with jurisdiction, tier, and offense detail.

Frequently asked questions

Why not just check NSOPW directly?

NSOPW is an aggregator of state registries, but it does not always include every jurisdiction in real time. State registries update on their own schedules, and some tribal and territorial jurisdictions are not in NSOPW at all. We search NSOPW plus every state, DC, territory, and participating tribal registry to close those gaps.

How do you handle common-name false positives?

A registry hit on a common name is cross-referenced against the candidate's date of birth, address history, known aliases from the SSN trace, and registry photo if published. Only confirmed matches are reported to the employer. Ambiguous results are escalated for manual review before any flag is issued.

Is a sex offender registry search FCRA-regulated?

Yes. A registry search for employment is a consumer report under the FCRA, which means candidate authorization, pre-adverse action notice, and adverse action notice rules apply. Our workflow manages all three automatically.

Which roles should require a sex offender registry check?

Any role with unsupervised access to children, the elderly, or vulnerable populations. This includes K-12 and childcare staff, home health aides, senior care workers, youth sports coaches, volunteer coordinators, and rideshare drivers. Some states and jurisdictions legally require it for these categories.

Can I run a registry check on existing employees?

Yes. With candidate authorization, we can re-run the registry search on a schedule (annual, biennial) or enroll the employee in continuous monitoring so you are alerted if they appear on a registry mid-employment.

Related services
County criminal recordsFederal criminal recordsOIG / SAM exclusions

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