Website Launched:  12/26/1994 Last Update:  2/14/2013 The Integrity Center, Inc. "objective risk management services" (972) 484-6140 [ Since 1984 ] HOME Reference Articles   SCREENING Check List Backgrounds TUTORIALS SERVICE MENU FCRA THIS COMPANY Our Methods Why Use Us Myths Pitfalls CHECK MYSELF CHECK NANNY USEFUL LINKS Library Statistics PRESS RELEASE Myth # 5 You can't ask for Date of Birth (DOB). This is simply not true.   There are a few peculiar state and municipal laws around the U.S. which are concerned with DOB, but they are very rare. What you CANNOT do is use DOB or age as a factor in determining whether or not you will hire someone. However, many records (eg: criminal conviction histories, or personal credit histories) are kept or indexed using DOB.   To locate the proper record, the courts and credit bureaus require that you have the full date of birth. COMMON MYTHS MYTH # 1 The FCRA does not apply to all situations. MYTH # 2 You don't need a Release to investigate current employees. MYTH # 3 It is legal to use stored database info for employment purposes. MYTH # 4 Background checking companies don't need to be licensed. MYTH # 5 You can't ask for Date of Birth. MYTH # 6 Conviction histories can only look back seven (7) years. MYTH # 7 It is possible to buy a NATIONAL criminal history. MYTH # 8 All SSN verifications are the same.