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CBSV services are currently unavailable due to year-end maintenance. We expect services to be restored during the week of November 17, 2025. We will notify you by email once services are available again. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.<\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+=' '; str+=''; str+='
<\/td>'; str+=' Credit Report Services<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
Due to system maintenance, Employment Credit Report and Franchisee Credit Report services are temporarily unavailable at this time.<\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+=' '; str+=''; str+='
<\/td>'; str+=' Thanksgiving Day Holiday<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
In celebration of Thanksgiving, Universal Background Screening will be closed on Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th.

Universal will resume normal operations at 8 AM Eastern on Monday December 1, 2025.

This holiday will affect the closure of courts, government agencies, employers, and collection sites, throughout the United States. During our closure, all Universal Background Screening applications and websites will be operational and accessible. <\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+=' '; str+=''; str+='
<\/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 11\/17\/2025- Court Search Delays<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
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Siskiyou County, California <\/b>
10\/27\/2025: Please expect delays for searches in Siskiyou County, California as the clerks in the District Courts have advised that there is limited staff. As a result, turnaround time may be delayed with additional 3-4 weeks. We will continue to closely monitor and provide updates as they become available.

Cooke, Young, Marion, Sutton, Sabine, Upshur, Navarro, Van Zandt Counties, Texas<\/b>
11\/11\/2025: Please expect delays as courts in various counties in TX as the Public Access Terminal (PAT) is currently down with no ETA as to when it may be back up. We will continue to closely monitor and provide updates as they become available.

Lafayette County, Mississippi<\/b>
11\/14\/2025: Please expect delays as Lafayette County, Mississippi is a clerk-assisted county and the courts are working with limited researchers and staff. We will continue to closely monitor and provide updates as they become available.

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<\/td>'; str+=' Lab and Clinic Holiday Schedule � 2025<\/strong><\/td>'; str+=' <\/tr>'; str+='
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As the holidays approach, we want to make you aware of upcoming Lab\/Clinic closures that may briefly affect turnaround times. Quest & LabCorp Closed: November 27 � December 25 � January 1 Open: November 28 � December 24 � December 31 Alere Closed: November 27�28, December 24�25, December 31, January 1, 2026 Concentra Closed: December 25 � January 1, 2026 Open (Select Locations\/Times): November 27 � December 24 Open (Normal Hours): November 28 � December 31 Carbon Health Closed: November 27 � December 25 � January 1, 2026 Open: December 24 (closes at 2 PM) � December 31 CityMD Open (Select Locations\/Times): November 27 � December 24 � December 25 Open (Normal Hours): November 28 � December 31 � January 1, 2026 WellNow Open (Select Locations\/Times): November 27 � December 24 (8 AM�4 PM) � December 25 Open (Normal Hours): November 28 � December 31 � January 1 NextCare Open (Select Locations\/Times): November 27 � December 24 � December 25 Open (Normal Hours): November 28 ... show more...<\/a><\/div>'; str+='
<\/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+=' 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+=' 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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