Myth #6 -> Conviction Histories Can Only Look Back 7 Years -- The Integrity Center, Inc. -

Myth # 6
Criminal conviction histories
can only look back 7 years.
That was true as the FCRA was amended in 1996. However, Congress passed the `Consumer Reporting Employment Clarification Act of 1998' and it was signed into law by the President on November 2, 1998. Specifically, it strikes FCRA Section 605(a)(5), thus removing the limitation on the look-back period for criminal conviction histories.

Currently, at least one state feels that the 7 year limitation is more fair. This state passed a state law in 1999 that governs and again returns the look-back period to 7 years for that state.

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.