What needs to be included in FBI and State Police background checks?

• A. Only FBI background check
• B. A CHRC from the state police for every state lived in during past ten years
• C. No background checks required
• D. A fingerprint-only check

Answer: (B)

Criminal history must be gathered from all jurisdictions where you have lived. The FBI check provides nationwide data based on fingerprints, but it doesn’t automatically include every state’s records. To ensure a complete background view, you request a Criminal History Record Check from the state police for each state you have lived in during the past ten years. This approach captures state-level arrests, charges, and dispositions that may not appear on the FBI file alone. A fingerprint-only check won’t replace the need for these state checks, and some records are only accessible through the state repositories, not via a fingerprint search.