Passthrough fees

Checkr works with state and county courts, DMVs, databases, and other third parties to complete your background checks. Some of these parties impose surcharges to the public to retrieve records, including those listed below. These surcharges are included in your invoice.

You are responsible for paying any withholding, sales, value-added, or other taxes, duties, or charges applicable to service fees.

US Criminal and MVR passthrough fees

Some state and county courts charge a fee to retrieve criminal records, and all DMVs charge fees to retrieve driving records.

Start by selecting a state from the drop down, then filter by county to see additional local fees.

State
County
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State
State Court Fee
State DMV Fee
County
County Court Fee
Alabama
1.65
10.00
N/A
N/A
Alaska
0
10.00
N/A
N/A
Arizona
0
6.00
N/A
N/A
Arkansas
0
13.00
N/A
N/A
California
0
2.00
N/A
N/A
Colorado
6.10
6.00
N/A
N/A
Connecticut
0
18.00
N/A
N/A
Delaware
0
25.00
N/A
N/A
District of Columbia
0
13.00
N/A
N/A
Florida
25.00
10.00
N/A
N/A
Georgia
1.00
8.00
N/A
N/A
Hawaii
3.50
23.00
N/A
N/A
Idaho
3.25
10.00
N/A
N/A
Illinois
10.00
20.00
N/A
N/A
Indiana
0
10.00
N/A
N/A
Iowa
0
10.30
N/A
N/A
Kansas
20.00
16.70
N/A
N/A
Kentucky
27.50
6.00
N/A
N/A
Louisiana
0
18.00
N/A
N/A
Maine
31.00
7.00
N/A
N/A
Maryland
0
12.00
N/A
N/A
Massachusetts
0
8.00
N/A
N/A
Michigan
10.00
15.00
N/A
N/A
Minnesota
0
5.00
N/A
N/A
Mississippi
10.00
14.00
N/A
N/A
Missouri
0
2.88
N/A
N/A
Montana
20.00
7.87
N/A
N/A
Nebraska
0
7.50
N/A
N/A
Nevada
0
7.00
N/A
N/A
New Hampshire
0
18.00
N/A
N/A
New Jersey
5.00
12.00
N/A
N/A
New Mexico
0
6.50
N/A
N/A
New York
95.00
7.00
N/A
N/A
North Carolina
2.50
10.75
N/A
N/A
North Dakota
0
3.00
N/A
N/A
Ohio
0
5.00
N/A
N/A
Oklahoma
0
27.50
N/A
N/A
Oregon
0
13.99
N/A
N/A
Pennsylvania
0
16.00
N/A
N/A
Puerto Rico
0
19.00
N/A
N/A
Rhode Island
0
21.00
N/A
N/A
South Carolina
26.00
7.25
N/A
N/A
South Dakota
20.00
5.00
N/A
N/A
Tennessee
29.00
7.50
N/A
N/A
Texas
3.35
6.50
N/A
N/A
Utah
0
11.00
N/A
N/A
Vermont
30.00
21.00
N/A
N/A
Virginia
0
8.00
N/A
N/A
Washington
5.00
15.00
N/A
N/A
West Virginia
0
12.50
N/A
N/A
Wisconsin
0
7.00
N/A
N/A
Wyoming
0
10.00
N/A
N/A

PATCH passthrough fees

The Pennsylvania State Police charges a $22 fee to access the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH) database.

Employment verification passthrough fees

Industry databases charge a fee to access employment history information.

SourceFee
Act-One$40.00
AmCheck$17.95
Apple1$40.00
CCCVerify$55.95
Cirrus$20.00
DACOnlinecheck.com$20.00
EmpCheck$35.00
EmpInfo$49.95
Quick Confirm$40.00
The Work Number (TALX)$109.00
Thomas and Company$54.95
Truework$54.95
UConfirm$55.95
Verifent$45.00
Verification Manager$44.95
Verify Advantage$21.95
Verify Job History$48.95
Verify Fast$55.95
Verify Today$70.00
VerifyX$49.99
Verisafe Jobs$34.95

DOT verification passthrough fees

Department of Transportation has specific sources and they are used to verify some employment verifications.

SourceFee
DriverFacts$12.95
DriverIQ$14.95
Employee Solutions$9.95
EVAdvantage.com$70.00
GP1.com$35.00
Driver Reach$7.00

Education verification passthrough fees

Passthrough fees for education verification vary and are specific to the institution.

SourceFee
National Student Clearinghouse$6.62-$35*
Parchment$3.00-$54.00*
ScribOrder$4.00-$30.00*
DiplomaSender$25-28*
MyTranscripts$9.99-$39.99*

*Education fees vary by school

Canada MVR with History passthrough fees

Some provinces charge a fee to retrieve driving records. Passthrough fees are applicable for Canada MVR with History checks. There are no passthrough fees for Canada MVR checks.

Province or TerritoryFee (CAD)
Alberta$0.00 
British Columbia$5.00
Manitoba$10.00
New Brunswick$20.00
Newfoundland and Labrador $15.00
Northwest Territories$19.00
Nova Scotia$18.65
Nunavut$12.60
Ontario$12.00
Prince Edward Island$25.00
Quebec$12.50
Saskatchewan$15.00
Yukon$10.00

FAQs

Are there passthrough fees for international criminal searches?

Passthrough fees for international criminal and adverse media checks are included in the screening price. You will not be billed a separate passthrough fee for these searches.

Are there passthrough fees for Continuous Crim?

Continuous Crim pricing is inclusive of passthrough fees. You will not be billed a separate passthrough fee for Continuous Crim.