Legal Question in Consumer Law in New York

background checks

can someone just have a background

check ran on a person without that

persons permission. This is not for

employment. This is a dating situation.


Asked on 9/01/08, 10:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Anthony Colleluori The Law Offices of Anthony J. Colleluori & Associates PLLC

Re: background checks

Generally the answer is yes. The information that person may derive is limited. They may not for example get medical records or financial records such as one's credit report. Hence they are limited to basically what is public record, or what one's friends and enemies might say about him/her.

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Answered on 9/02/08, 7:53 am


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