How to do Background Checks (10)

I noticed this question in another forum so I thought I might shed some light. I dont run backgrounds on people I haven't met, but the world is an evil place and I think most women should just to protect themselves. Before I say anything else, Remember that people have the ability to change, and there may be circumstances that you wont know about behind any charges. Its just a tool to protect yourself by having knowledge of what could be. If you find anything the best thing you can do is ask that person to tell you about it.
OK, this is a link to county courthouses in the state of Ohio
By going to this site and picking the right county or city, you can look under public access and type in a first and last name. Any criminal record in that county will show up. They also post a birth date so you dont get confused with two people that have the same name. These site normally show criminal and civil cases.
You can also look at County Auditors for property owned, and county jails usually have a web site also, I know that Southeast Regional Jail does.
Last but least there is Zabasearch.com which list past addresses, This last site is normally way out of date, but on occasion can be helpful.
Hope this helps some people out.

Forgot to mention these sites are FREE and is the same or more information that those sites that charge anywhere from $20.00 to $50.00 dollars to do a background check

Wow .... is dating that bad ? I would find it "creepy" if someone did a background check on me just to go out on a date. Then again .. hope they would bring the info on the date .. would be a little ego boost. I could go .. yes I own that and that and yes that tenant sued me and that tenant sued me and both lost then that is my counterclaims which I won and got this new plasma. Then I could do my little victory dance in the restaurant. haha

Back to reality ... would still find it creepy and find that person a little paranoid. And really ... who likes crazy.

If you want to background check me, you need to make sure you spell my name properly. It's Girl Next Dor Mouse. I know it's weird I have two middle names, but if you just background check Girl Next Mouse, you get a totally different person. Same with Next Dor Mouse.
I don't know, must be a common last name.

Good post, thanks for the info!

This is all excellent advice.

I wish I would have had this advice when I first started dating back in 1998 and was using the internet as my means for a dating tool.

I have paid for not having this advice and made these same rules as I had my positive and negative experiences. They are good to have! And always remember to go by your intuition or gut instinct - it is usually right!!

Not paranoid really, just being informed.
I've met men that say they have no criminal history, yet I have found it, have said they were only married once, and have found they were married 3+ times, domestic violence charges against them, restraining orders and so on. So i definately will to protect myself and my family from a predator or someone who has been arrested 3 times for hitting their past 3 wives.