Sex Offender Checks

ScoutLogic's sex offender registry checks are handled with the utmost care and efficiency. In the United States, individuals convicted of certain sexual crimes—such as sexual assault, child molestation, or rape—are often required to register as sex offenders, with registries maintained at the state level.

A sex offender registry check is generally included as part of the National Criminal Database search. Any potential pointer data is verified at the state registry through our National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) search. The NSOR check can also be provided as a standalone product for customers.

Protect vulnerable populations. If your business involves interaction with children, teenagers, or other vulnerable individuals, you may be required to run sex offender registry checks. The registry check helps identify such individuals who may not be allowed to work with certain populations.

Promote public safety and corporate responsibility. Hiring someone on a sex offender registry for a public-facing role could be concerning to your customers. Conducting sex offender checks demonstrates that your company takes community safety seriously, and some states even mandate these checks for specific types of jobs.

Maintain compliance and reduce risk. Negligent hiring lawsuits claiming that you should have known about and prevented the risk are prevalent. In regulated industries (such as education or childcare), you may be legally required to screen sex offender registries. Failing to do so could result in fines or the loss of your business's licenses.

ScoutLogic understands its clients may need sex offender registry checks and integrates them seamlessly into our background screening offerings.

National coverage. Our National Sex Offender Registry (NSOR) search uses resources that include the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website, which has web services to search each individual state plus territorial and tribal registries in real-time.

Efficient results. Sex offender registry searches are typically very fast, because the data is often online and publicly accessible. ScoutLogic’s platform queries the database and can return results quickly. We then have our team verify any potential matches.

Integrated reporting and alerts. If a candidate appears on the registry, ScoutLogic flags it in the report (especially if this check is run separately from a full criminal report). Moreover, our Scouts are there to support with any questions.

Multiple criminal solutions. Because ScoutLogic offers multiple criminal history background solutions, the sex offender registry check doesn’t live in isolation.