AUGUSTA, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Employers and organizations can conduct a quick, easy, and thorough background check using the state of Maine’s new One Stop Background Check online service. Sponsored by the Department of Public Safety and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, the service is available through the state’s official website, www.Maine.gov or at http://www.maine.gov/online/dps/background_check.
The One Stop Background Check provides a combined search of multiple official state databases such as Maine crash reports, Maine public criminal history records, Maine driver history records, and the Maine sex offender registry. Instead of searching multiple databases for various checks on an individual, businesses can now conduct one simple search in one complete database, and obtain a consolidated report on an individual.
“Consolidating the services into one search and report will make the background check process more convenient for employers,” noted Matt Ruel, Director of the State Bureau of Identification. “People still have the option to look up records through separate online services, but with the One Stop Background Check, they only need to enter search information once and will receive a complete report.”
Background check results ordered through the online service are typically delivered to the customer via email in a consolidated electronic report. The service is expected to be useful for employers, investigators, day care providers, and a variety of other businesses or providers who perform background checks.
Statutory fees are charged for the records where applicable, as well as a $10 premium service fee for the One Stop service. An InforME subscription account is required in order to access the One Stop service.
“Not only does this service provide convenience, but users can be confident in the accuracy and timeliness of the data they receive, as it comes straight from the official databases of the Department of Public Safety and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles,” says Clarissa Hurley, Online Services Branch Manager for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
InforME, the State of Maine’s Internet portal, developed this online service at the request of Maine businesses surveyed in an extensive user needs analysis in fall 2009. The service was developed at no cost to Maine taxpayers, and enhances the popular suite of online business services available through Maine.gov. Other online business services include driver and title record checks, over limit transport permits, corporate searches and UCC filings. More than 1,400 online government services are available through www.Maine.gov.
About Maine.gov
Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of the state of Maine and a repeat winner in the Center for Digital Government’s “Best of the Web” competition. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine Information Network, LLC., part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.
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