Question 1

Which background check do I need?

Accepted Answer

It follows from the reason. A regulated job — healthcare, childcare, schools, some licences — needs the state’s own check, usually the Level 2 fingerprint check, ordered through the state or the hiring body; the result goes to them, not to you or an investigator. A hiring or tenancy decision needs a regulated screening report from a consumer reporting agency, with the applicant’s written consent. A lawsuit, a transaction, a dispute or a personal decision needs an investigator’s background report, which is what the licensed agency fulfils here.

Question 2

What is a Level 2 background check in Florida?

Accepted Answer

A fingerprint-based check of state and national criminal history, required for people who work with children, the elderly, patients and other vulnerable groups, and for some licences. Fingerprints are taken at an approved service provider and the result is returned to the agency or employer that required it, through the state’s clearinghouse for regulated roles. Investigators do not run Level 2 checks and cannot promise what the state returns or how long it takes. This is general information, not legal advice.

Question 3

Can I get an employment or tenant background check here?

Accepted Answer

No. Reports used to decide hiring, tenancy, credit or insurance are regulated consumer reports and come from a consumer reporting agency, with the applicant’s written consent, a lawful purpose, and set steps an employer must follow before acting on a result. Risk Intell Group does not offer them, and the licensed agency’s reports are never provided for those decisions. This is general information, not legal advice.

Question 4

What does an investigator’s background report contain?

Accepted Answer

The Comprehensive Intelligence Dossier: nationwide criminal and civil index searches, corporate affiliations, real property records, UCC filings, liens and judgment locators, associate mapping and analyst-reviewed open-source intelligence — compiled and verified by a licensed Florida investigator rather than pulled from an aggregator, and delivered in 24–48 hours.

Question 5

What drives the cost of a background check?

Accepted Answer

How many counties and courts have to be searched by hand, how many names and addresses the subject has used, whether verifications are needed (employment, education, licences), and whether drug or credit components are part of a screening report. Name-only searches are cheap and unreliable; verified, court-checked work costs more because a person does it. The investigator’s report is quoted at intake; screening reports are priced by the screening company; the state sets its own fees for its checks.

Question 6

Can I run a background check on myself?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The state offers its own record check to individuals, and an investigator’s report on yourself shows what a counterparty would find — useful before a transaction, a custody case or a public role. Ask through the intake.

Background Checks in Florida: Employment, Tenant and Personal Screening

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