Background Checks
Decisions you can stand behind.
Comprehensive background screening for employers, landlords and private individuals — built to the role, run through real investigative technique, and written to be readable and defensible. Not a $30 database dump that clears the wrong person by looking in the wrong place.
What we actually search
Scope built to the role, not the price.
Identity and address history establish where to look — the step most cheap reports get wrong. From there we search the jurisdictions that actually matter to the decision in front of you.
Criminal Records
County and state criminal records in jurisdictions of residence and work history, federal district court records, statewide repositories and sex-offender registries — searched in the right places, not a single incomplete national feed.
Employment & Education Verification
Confirming the work history and credentials a candidate claims — positions, dates, degrees and institutions — so the résumé matches the record.
Credit & Financial History
For roles with financial responsibility or access to sensitive financial information — assessed lawfully and only where the position justifies it.
Driving Records
Motor-vehicle history for any position where driving is part of the job — keeping safety and policy compliance in view before the keys change hands.
Civil Records & Litigation
Civil court records, judgments and litigation relevant to the role — the disputes and outcomes a criminal search never shows.
License & Credential Verification
Professional license and certification verification, plus sanctions and exclusion lists where the sector requires them — confirming competence and standing, not just claims.
Social Media & Public Presence
A review of public social-media presence to assess conduct and alignment with your standards — run within the bounds of what you can lawfully consider.
Fraud & Integrity Checks
Investigation of any history of fraudulent activity — the pattern that a records search alone can miss and an insider loss later depends on.
Locates & Missing Persons
For private individuals and families — specialized locate work that helps find missing people using investigative technique, not just a database.
Tenant & Contractor Screening
Screening for commercial tenants, vendors and independent contractors — the routinely under-screened population that gets deep access with the least scrutiny.
What a search can and cannot reach
The places searched matter more than the price per search.
There is no single national criminal database available to private industry. The instant “national” searches sold as one are aggregated and incomplete — useful as a pointer to jurisdictions, and dangerous as a conclusion.
Records sealed, expunged or set aside are not returnable. How far back non-conviction information may be reported is constrained by law and by how long ago the event was. And a clean report is evidence of nothing found in the places searched — which is exactly why where we search is the whole game.
Where screening stops and investigation begins
Some questions a record search can’t answer.
Whether a partner’s track record is real, whether a counterparty’s assets are where they claim, whether an executive’s last departure was what they said — those are investigative questions, run under our investigations licence rather than as a screening product.
Corporate Due Diligence
For partners, acquisitions and counterparties — corporate history, litigation, liens and reputational research delivered as an investigative report.
Learn more →Financial Investigation
Where money and assets are the question — following the funds and the paper trail behind a dispute or judgment.
Learn more →Asset Research
Where recovery or exposure is at stake — establishing what a party actually holds, at home and internationally.
Learn more →Digital Forensics
Where devices or accounts are involved — court-admissible examination with a documented chain of custody.
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What clients ask first
You can buy one, but you should not rely on it. There is no comprehensive national criminal database available to private industry — aggregated products remain incomplete. They point to jurisdictions worth searching properly, but are unreliable as conclusions.
Under the FCRA, a two-step adverse-action process: a pre-adverse-action notice with a copy of the report and the summary of rights, a reasonable interval for the person to respond or dispute, then the adverse-action notice. Skipping the first step is among the most common employer compliance errors.
It depends on what the record is, what the report is used for and where the person is. Convictions, non-conviction information and other categories are treated differently, and some jurisdictions and uses are more restricted than others. We scope it to what you can lawfully use rather than to what can technically be found.
Yes, and that is usually due diligence rather than screening — different framework, different rules, different depth. Corporate history, litigation, liens and judgments, regulatory actions, asset picture and reputational research, delivered as an investigative report rather than a consumer report.
Yes. Vendors and contractors routinely get deeper access with less scrutiny than employees do, which makes them the most under-screened population in most organizations — and the one most often behind an insider loss.
Start with a scope consultation.
Tell us the role or the decision. We’ll scope the screening to what actually fits — the right jurisdictions, the right depth, and a report you can defend.
Compliant, Court-Defensible Background Screening in Arizona
A background check is only useful if it is accurate, current, and legally defensible. Honeybadger Solutions conducts screening the way a professional investigator does rather than the way a consumer website does: we verify identity, confirm employment and credential history, and review criminal and civil records across the jurisdictions that actually matter for the subject, then interpret the findings so you understand what they mean for your decision. Because we are Arizona-licensed private investigators, our work is documented and can be explained and defended if a hiring, tenancy, or custody decision is ever questioned.
We conduct screening in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and applicable Arizona law, including the disclosure, authorization, and adverse-action steps that protect both you and the subject. That compliance discipline is what separates a report you can rely on from a database printout that may be inaccurate, out of date, or legally risky to act on. For employers hiring at scale — warehouse, plant, driving, healthcare, and executive roles — thorough, consistent screening also reduces negligent-hiring exposure.
Common Arizona use cases include pre-employment and volunteer screening, tenant verification for landlords and property managers, vendor and contractor due diligence, and household screening for nannies, caregivers, tutors, and in-home staff who will have unsupervised access to children, elderly parents, or a home. When screening intersects with suspected fraud or asset concerns, we can extend the work through our financial investigations team, and when it involves devices or online activity, through digital forensics.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do your background checks include?
Depending on your purpose, we verify identity; confirm employment, education, and credential history; review criminal and civil records across relevant jurisdictions; check sex-offender and relevant watch lists; and, for tenancy or certain roles, review eviction and financial-responsibility history where lawful. We then interpret the findings so you can make an informed decision.
Are your background checks FCRA compliant?
Yes. We conduct screening in compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act and applicable Arizona law, including the required disclosures, written authorization, and adverse-action process. This protects you from acting on information in a way that creates legal exposure.
Can you screen nannies, caregivers, and household staff?
Yes, and it is one of our most requested services. For anyone who will have unsupervised access to your children, elderly parents, or home, we go well beyond a database search — verifying identity, history, and credentials — because the stakes are far higher than a routine hire.
How is this different from an online database search?
Consumer databases are often incomplete, out of date, and full of mismatched records, and acting on them can be legally risky. As licensed investigators, we verify information at the source, resolve identity and record mismatches, and document the work so it is accurate and defensible.
How long does a background check take?
Many checks are completed within a few business days, though timelines depend on the depth of screening and how quickly courts, past employers, and institutions respond. We will give you a realistic estimate up front and can prioritize urgent, sensitive hires.
How do I order a background check?
Call 602-725-2818 or request a confidential consultation. Honeybadger Solutions is a veteran-owned, Arizona-licensed and insured firm; every inquiry is handled confidentially.