Obtaining information on individuals always entails problems. Federal agencies and state legislatures enact laws and regulations protecting the privacy of individuals on an ever-expanding basis.

Apart from Federal laws and regulations, however, there is little consistency from state to state.

The regulation governing consumer credit reports is the Fair Credit Reporting Act. This is a Federal law and is, therefore, enforced uniformly throughout the US, its territories and possessions. This means that consumer credit reports are available on the same basis in every state.

All consistency ends there! Other types of information - motor vehicle and court records, for example - might be readily available in some States and not available at all, or difficult to obtain, in others.

Therefore, we can't always provide you with the information that you want. When we can, Be aware that some searches may leave an audit trail ("footprint") that can disclose our inquiry. We comply with regulations that require us to disclose the identity of the originating inquiring party (you), under certain rare circumstances.

• REGARDING MISSING PERSONS! ORDINARILY, WE WILL ASK YOU THE REASON YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE. THIS IS DONE FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS WELL AS THE PERSON YOU ARE SEEKING. FURTHER, WE MAY CONTACT THE PERSON YOU ARE SEEKING PRIOR TO RELEASING AN ADDRESS OR TEL# TO YOU. THIS IS DONE SOLEY AT OUR DISCRETION. IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A SUCCESSFUL INQUIRY, WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPLY AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE. THE FOLLOWING ARE A FEW PRIMARY SEARCHES (Assuming You have the Necessary Input Information) THAT GIVE YOU A BETTER THAN 50% CHANCE OF LOCATING YOUR SUBJECT.
  
  SS# TRACE! PROVIDES CURRENT AND PAST ADDRESSES, VERIFIES SS# AND USUALLY MONTH/YR OF BIRTH. OCCASIONALLY, THIS SEARCH WILL ALSO INDICATE SPOUSE NAME AND EMPLOYMENT INFO.
  
  NAME & BIRTH DATE SEARCH! OUR NAME/DOB SEARCH, IS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL SEARCHES AVAILABLE WHEN LIMITED INFORMATION IS KNOWN ABOUT YOUR SUBJECT(s).SEARCH CRITERIA CAN BE AS LITTLE AS A DOB OR FIRST/LAST NAME.OTHER SEARCH CRITERIA CAN INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: FIRST/ LAST NAME, MIDDLE INITIAL,COMPLETE OR PARTIAL DOB OR DOB RANGE, NATIONWIDE OR INDIVIDUAL STATES, "SOUNDEX" SEARCHES ALSO AVAILABLE.PRICES VARY ACCORDING TO THE QUANTITY OF NAMES AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN SEARCH, AND THE QUANTITY YOU DESIRE.THIS SEARCH IS IDEAL FOR ADOPTION CASES WHERE THE COST OF AN ATTORNEY TO OPEN UP SEALED RECORDS IS PROHIBATIVE, AS WELL AS SEARCHING FOR FEMALES WHEN YOU KNOW THE FIRST NAME AND DOB BUT THE SURNAME HAS PROBABLY CHANGED DUE TO A MARRIAGE. IN ADDITION, MANY ADOPTIVE PARENTS ELECT TO KEEP THE GIVEN BIO NAME OF THE CHILD,DEPENDING ON HOW LONG AFTER THE BIRTH, THE ADOPTION TOOK PLACE, SO AS NOT TO CONFUSE THE CHILD ABOUT HIS/HER IDENTITY. IF YOU KNOW THE DOB, THIS SEARCH IS A MUST BEFORE RESORTING TO AN ATTORNEY.
  
  NATIONAL IDENTIFIER! IF YOU HAVE A PAST ADDRESS (LESS THAN 7YRS OLD-AND "SOLID"), WE CAN USUALLY OBTAIN THE SUBJEC TS CURRENT ADDRESS, SS#, AND VERIFY MONTH/YR OF BIRTH.THIS SEARCH AS WELL AS THE SS# TRACE, WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE SUBJECTS ADDRESSES FOR THE PAST 7 YEARS, AS WELL AS SOMETIMES EMPLOYMENT ANS SPOUSE INFO. IN ADDITION, THESE TRACES WILL PROVIDE ANY VARIATION OF NAMES USED IN CONNECTION WITH THAT SS#, WHICH MAY OR NOT RELATE TO THE ACTUAL TARGET SUBJECT.
  
  DETAILED MISSING PERSON INQUIRY!, OUR PRICES RANGE FROM $100-$250 RETAINER, PLUS THAT AMOUNT UPON A VERIFIABLE LOCATE EITHER LIVING OR DECEASED. THESE TYPES OF CASES ARE NEVER CLOSED UNTIL THE SUBJECT IS EITHER LOCATED, OR WE ARE ASKED TO STOP BY YOU.
  
  
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  THE SCOPE OF AN ASSET SEARCH, AND WHAT'S REQUIRED! IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A SUCCESSFUL ASSET SEARCH, WE NEED FIRST TO INDENTIFY THE SUBJECT. THIS MEANS NAME, ADDRESS, TEL#, DOB AND SS#. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE ALREADY, WE WILL NEED TO ACQUIRE THEM INITIALLY, WHICH WILL INCREASE THE COST OF YOUR SEARCH. FOR BUSINESSES, A FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER-(EIN) IS USEFUL. THE SCOPE OF AN ASSET INQUIRY TYPICALLY INCLUDES REAL PROPERTY, VEHICLES, BANK ACCOUNT LOCATES AND MISC SEARCHES. FOR AN IN-DEPTH SEARCH, ADDITIONAL ITEMS SUCH AS STOCKS, BONDS, MUTUAL FUND ACCOUNTS AS WELL AS OTHER ACCOUNTS OUTSIDE THE SUBJECT'S STATE WILL BE CHECKED. INCLUDED SOMETIMES ARE UCC'S, CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS, STOCK TRANFERS. YOU SET THE SCOPE AND PARAMETERS . AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME FOR AN ASSET SEARCH CAN BE FROM SEVERAL DAYS TO A FEW WEEKS DEPENDING ON THE LEVAL OF DIFFICULTY.
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  REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS! ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF BACKGROUND CHECKS: OVERT AND COVERT. OVERT IS CONDUCTED WITH THE FULL KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE SUBJECT AND WITH A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM THE SUBJECT GRANTING SAID CONSENT. OUR SERVICE DOES NOT CONDUCT "OVERT" BACKGROUND CHECKS. IF THIS IS WHAT YOU REQUIRE, YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH A SPECIALIST IN YOUR STATE. WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU HOWEVER, IS CONDUCT AN "COVERT" BACKGROUND CHECK, IN WHICH THE SUBJECT HAS NO KNOWLEDGE HE OR SHE IS BEING "LOOKED INTO". WE DO NOT HOWEVER CONDUCT SURVELIANCE, NOR CONTACT YOUR SUBJECT FOR PURPOSES OF INTERVIEWING. YOU NEED TO BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT YOU EXPECT AND REQUIRE FROM THIS KIND OF INQUIRY, AND WHAT YOUR PURPOSES ARE FOR REQUESTING IT. PRICES AND TURNAROUND TIME VERY GREATLY. NOT ALL OF OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS COST A "SMALL FORTUNE" AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE , SO DON'T BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU CANNOT AFFORD ONE. IN MOST CASES YOU CAN.