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<\/td>'; str+=' Nevada Statewide Courts Search update<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
7\/2\/2025: Nevada Statewide Department of Public Safety has changed what they are returning on a statewide search. Effective immediately,<\/b>
this search will no longer include dismissed, non-convictions or pending cases. Universal Background is ready to provide an alternative statewide search that will capture all of this information. This search is a county wide sweep of all 17 counties at the district court level.

Please contact your account representative to learn more about this search or to get started!<\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+=' '; str+=''; str+='
<\/td>'; str+=' Updated 10\/02\/2025- Court Search Delays<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
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Nebraska Adult\/Child Abuse and Neglect Registry<\/b>
9\/10\/2025: Due to increased volume, Nebraska Adult\/Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry checks are taking long than expected to complete. The turnaround time is now between 40 and 60 days to receive results.

Peach County, Georgia Courts<\/b>
9\/29\/2025: Please expect delays in Peach County, Georgia. Courts will be closed on Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, through Friday, October 3rd, 2025, for remodeling. Searches will be unable to be completed during this time.

Tuolumne County, California Courts<\/b>
9\/29\/2025: Please expect delays for searches in Tuolumne County, California as the clerks in the Courts have advised that there is limited staff. We will continue to closely monitor and provide updates as they become available.

Consent-Based Social Security Number Verification<\/b>
9\/30\/2025: CBSV services will be down for year-end maintenance beginning 9:00 PM (EDT) on Monday, ... show more...<\/a><\/div>'; str+='
<\/td>'; str+=' Clean Slate Initiative<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
The Clean Slate initiative automatically seals certain non-violent conviction records if a person has remained conviction-free for a period of time (seven years for misdemeanors, 10 years for felonies). 

Universal will continue to provide information that is reportable by state and federal laws.

States that are part of this initiate are as follows:
� PA
� UT
� NJ
� MI
� CT
� DE
� VA
� OK
� CO
� CA
� MN
� NY (Effective November 2024)

Please copy and paste the below link for additional information by state.

www.cleanslateinitiative.org\/states

States with pending bills:
� Kentucky (HB 588)
� Missouri (HB 753)
� Rhode Island (SB 606)
� Hawaii (SB 1168)
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<\/td>'; str+=' The National Sex Offender Database<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
National Sex Offender Registry:
9\/16\/2025: The National Sex Offender Database (NSOPW) continues to experience intermittent outages that occur when individual jurisdictions go down. Please expect delays.

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<\/td>'; str+=' California Delays caused by DOB Redaction<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
On June 21, 2021, several CA courts have redacted DOB from their public index and files due to a 4th Appellate District Court, Court of Appeal, Division One, State of CA opinion.

We are still able to conduct name-based searches. Due to the redaction, researchers are having to use alternative methods to obtain DOB, where possible, therefore causing delays. These delays will impact County Criminal searches and Nationwide Database searches.

Counties with redactions: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Lassen, Los Angeles, Merced, Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernadino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Tulare, Ventura <\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+=' '; str+=''; str+='
<\/td>'; str+=' Suspended Services<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
All verification services out of the following countries are suspended:
� Afghanistan
� Russia
� Sudan

� Ukraine:
Education verifications are being completed in Ukraine.
Employment verifications are not able to be completed in Ukraine.

Criminal searches are currently not available in:
� Afghanistan
� Palestine

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