Below are state-specific notifications that some states mandate for inclusion in advance of a background check. Many state-specific mandates indicate you are required to request in writing a copy of the report procured on you. If you live in one of the states named below, you will receive a copy of the report without requesting it.
For Maine Applicants Only
“Upon request, you will be informed whether or not an investigative consumer report was requested and, if such a report was requested, the name and address of the consumer reporting agency furnishing the report. You may request and receive from us, within five business days of our receipt of your request, the name, address, and telephone number of the nearest unit designated to handle inquiries for the consumer reporting agency issuing an investigative consumer report concerning you. You also have the right, under Maine law, to request and promptly receive from all such agencies copies of any reports.”
For New York Applicants Only
“You have the right, upon written request, to be informed of whether or not a consumer report was requested. If a consumer report is requested, you will be provided with the name and address of the consumer reporting agency furnishing the report.”
For Washington Applicants Only
“If we request an investigative consumer report, you have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable period of time, to receive from us a complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the investigation. You have the right to request from the consumer reporting agency a summary of your rights and remedies under state law.”
For California,* Minnesota, and Oklahoma Applicants Only
“A consumer credit report will be obtained through Certiphi Screening, Inc., P.O. Box 541, Southampton, PA 18966. Telephone: (800) 260-1680. Website: certiphi.com.
- “If a consumer credit report is obtained, I understand that I am entitled to receive a copy. I have indicated below whether I would like a copy.
- “If an investigative consumer report and/or consumer report is processed, I understand that I am entitled to receive a copy. I have indicated below whether I would like a copy.”
*California applicants: “If you chose to receive a copy of the consumer report, it will be sent within three (3) days of the employer receiving a copy of the consumer report and you will receive a copy of the investigative consumer report within seven (7) days of the employer’s receipt of the report (unless you elected not to get a copy of the report). Certiphi Screening’s privacy practices with respect to the preparation and processing of investigative consumer reports may be found at certiphi.com.”