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Because of the popularity of conducting background checks has greatly increased in recent years, it has become more important for average individuals to find free court records online. Finding free court records is not difficult if the individual knows what they are looking for and the best way for them to find it while avoiding spending a great deal of money.

Background checks using free court records may be conducted for any number of reasons. The most popular reason for performing a search for this type of information is to determine an individual's eligibility for an employment position. A large number of potential employers use court records to determine whether or not to hire an individual for an employment position, including bank managers looking at applicants for a bank teller's position and mothers looking for a babysitter for their young children.

All levels of government retain extensive records on the individuals that have been convicted in their court systems and, in almost every case, this information is considered public information by the government. It is very difficult for an individual that has been convicted of a crime in the legal system to have those records sealed so that no one can view them. The only instance where the court records are typically sealed is in ongoing court cases or if the defendant in the case was a juvenile at the time of conviction and they were not charged as an adult by the court.