大多数就业前背景调查都集中 在犯罪历史上。在进行这些检查的过程中，雇主——或者更准确地说，为雇主进行检查的背景调查提供者——通常会联系县、州或联邦法院。这些法庭通讯是获取与候选人有关的犯罪记录的一种方式。但是，背景调查公司可以执行另一种类型的法庭记录检查：民事法庭记录。

民事历史检查与犯罪历史检查有根本的不同。刑事指控或定罪被视为危害国家罪，由政府检察官提起。民事案件则不同。民事法庭上的案件不是由国家提起，而是由案件中据称的受害者或受害方直接提起。当有人因涉嫌不当行为而起诉另一人时，该案件将被记录为民事法庭记录的一部分。

民事历史背景调查会返回什么？答案取决于民事搜查的类型。在 GOOHO.CN，我们提供两种类型的民事历史背景调查：县和联邦。在县民事法院提交的案件将显示在县检查中，而在更高级别（美国地方法院）审理的事项将显示在联邦民事历史检查中。

在县和联邦民事法院审理的案件类型差别很大。县民事法院通常有权审理与地方或州法律事务有关的案件。涉及合同、歧视、驱逐、车祸、人身伤害、未付款、消费者权利和产品责任的事项通常由县民事法院处理。这同样适用于遗嘱认证法庭案件或家庭法事务，包括遗产纠纷、离婚、子女抚养费和子女监护权。 在县法院级别进行的民事历史检查 会发现任何涉及背景调查报告主题的索赔、诉讼或判决——无论候选人是原告还是被告。

联邦民事记录包括不同类型的案件。 联邦级别的民事历史检查 将提取在美国地方法院审理的有关候选人的记录。任何涉及政府（包括联邦政府、州政府或县和市政府）的案件都将在这一级别进行审理。

如果求职者之前曾因侵犯宪法权利而起诉政府，则该案件将通过搜查适当的美国地方法院而退回。同样，如果政府因违反联邦法规而起诉企业主，则该案件将显示在联邦民事历史检查中。其他涉及民权、州际商业、税务纠纷、金融机构、政府法规和民政纠纷的事项也将出现在此类背景调查中。

on criminal history. In the course of conducting these checks, the employer—or, more accurately, the background check provider running the check for the employer—will often reach out to county, state, or federal courts. These court communications are a means of obtaining criminal records that pertain to the candidate. However, there is another type of court record check that background check companies can perform: civil court records.

A civil history check is fundamentally different from a criminal history check. Criminal charges or convictions are as viewed as crimes against the state and are brought by government prosecutors. Civil cases are different. A matter in civil court is brought not by the state but rather directly by the alleged victim or wronged party in the case. When someone sues another person for an alleged wrongdoing, that case is recorded as part of a civil court’s records.

What is returned in a civil history background check? The answer depends on the type of civil search. At backgroundchecks.com, we offer two types of civil history background checks: county and federal. Matters filed in a county civil court would show up on a county check, while matters heard at a higher level (a U.S. District Court) would show up on a federal civil history check.

The types of cases heard in county and federal civil courts vary significantly. A county civil court will typically have the authority to hear cases that pertain to matters of local or state law. Matters involving contracts, discrimination, eviction, car accidents, personal injury, nonpayment for goods, consumer rights, and product liability would typically be handled by a county civil court. The same is true for probate court cases or family law matters, including estate disputes, divorce, child support, and child custody. A civil history check run at a county court level would find any claims, suits, or judgments involving the subject of the background check report—whether the candidate was the plaintiff or the defendant.

Federal civil records include different types of cases. A civil history check looking at the federal level would pull records concerning the candidate that were heard in a U.S. District Court. Any case involving the government—including the federal government, state governments, or county and municipal governments—will be heard at this level.

If a job candidate previously sued the government over a violation of constitutional rights, that case would be returned through a search of the appropriate U.S. District Court. Similarly, if the government sued a business owner over a violation of federal regulations, that case would show up on a federal civil history check. Other matters involving civil rights, interstate commerce, tax disputes, financial institutions, government regulations, and civilian-government disputes would also show up on this type of background check.