Many people are wondering about the facts of getting a free national criminal background check from the online companies that offer them.  A large number of these companies advertise free background check reports, but when people go to these websites they find that there are hidden fees or they must pay for a subscription to the website before they are allowed to view the records that they want.  So is it possible to obtain a national criminal background check online for free?

The answer is yes.  Many of the websites that offer free national background checks use a program that searches through the billions of public records located within the court system of each state and will return any of the results that contain the search terms that were entered.  The number of records returned will vary unless the information entered is very common and a records limit is reached by the program.

Some basic information about the subject will be needed to conduct a national criminal background check.  This information includes the correct spelling of the person's full name, the person's date of birth, and which states the person has lived in.  Individuals that have very common names may have information about other people included in these basic background checks, so it is important verify any information you receive.