Pima County, Arizona

One of the most significant population centers in Arizona, Pima County has a population of about 1 million primarily centered on the city of Tucson. Nearby counties include Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Yuma. Its economy is driven by tourism, defense, and education with significant employers that include Raytheon, IBM, and the University of Arizona.

Tucson’s large size and dominant position within the county make it the economic center of the region. Its large labor pool is filled in part by students from inside and out of the state. Local businesses have excellent opportunities to make valuable hires based on the diversity of available job-seekers.

While there are many advantages to doing business in such an area, businesses must also take care to avoid mistakenly hiring individuals who could expose the company to risks and liability.

Your greatest asset in this endeavor will be a well-conceived process for assessing candidate suitability and thoroughly vetting backgrounds. Background checks are the ideal tool to use in activating such a policy. It is not a one-time process, however: you must maintain a procedure that is thorough yet nimble to successfully support your goals. What are the elements in such a system?

Accessing local county records is the best place to begin. Examining what records held in Pima County say about your applicant can reveal telling information that may serve as an early disqualifier. After a strictly local search, you should widen your view to consider records maintained by nearby counties, including Maricopa. The alternative is potentially missing valuable information about an individual’s criminal past that took place before their arrival in Pima County. 

Businesses must ensure that their policy follows the letter of the law. Though neither Arizona nor Pima County imposes restrictions on employers via “ban the box” laws, federal legislation for fairness in hiring still applies, including the FCRA and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Such laws contain stipulations that employers must obey, such as the need to obtain applicant consent before running a background check. 

Before ordering even a basic background check, be sure that you know how to do so legally. Streamline your process and by sourcing your reports through backgroundchecks.com. No matter how often or how many people you need to hire, our products scale with ease. Try our county-level background check first for a look at records held in Pima County, then use our US OneSEARCH to also include results from Maricopa County and many other areas.

Our products rely on information from official databases maintained by county- and state-level authorities, which means that records are subject to change. For businesses seeking the most up-to-date reporting possible on current criminal records, we suggest an on-site courthouse search. Our court runners can provide results within three business days. 

Our background checks rely on information from the:

• Arizona Admin Office of the Courts – Felony and misdemeanor records from 1987-present, updated monthly
• Arizona Department of Corrections – Felony convictions from 1985-present, updated monthly
• Arizona Sex Offender Registry – Records from June 1, 1996-present, updated bi-weekly
• Pima County Courts – Felony convictions from 1983-present, misdemeanor convictions from 2011-present, updated monthly

These reports may contain a subject’s:

• Name
• Charges and sentence
• Disposition

Tap into Tucson’s deep pool of talent with ease and confidence as you can quickly inform your hiring decisions with help from backgroundchecks.com.

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