Most sex offender registrants are not listed on public databases—leaving major gaps in typical background checks. This article explains how Oregon’s notification levels work and why deeper, multi-jurisdiction screening is essential to accurately confirm an applicant’s registration status.

Criminal history is a key aspect of the tenant screening process and at Bemrose Consulting we pride ourselves in finding all charges a potential renter has on their record. We do this by searching every state the applicant has been and, if available, the counties they resided in as well.

We like to think of sex offenders as an issue that not many people have to deal with or think about on a daily basis, but unfortunately that is just not the case. The unfortunate truth is that sex offenders live amongst us in greater numbers than most of us would like to believe.