Who Regulates Background Checks

All companies performing background checks on behalf of another business are subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which establishes rules regarding what information that screeners are required to provide to the people they are checking.

Many states also have their own laws regulating companies that provide criminal background checks. In Arizona, a person must be licensed as a private investigator through the Arizona Department of Public Safety or be licensed as an employee of a private investigator to conduct such work.