Mississippi
Background Checks

Important background check guidelines and information regarding national criminal background checks, criminal record checks, criminal history checks, court and MVR fees in the state of Mississippi.

Mississippi
State Laws in Mississippi

Need To Run Background Screenings in Mississippi?

Hire Image provides comprehensive Mississippi background checks including the following:

  • Employment background checks
  • Criminal background checks
  • Drug screening tests
  • Educational verifications
  • Driving record searches

Currently, Mississippi has no statewide Ban the Box or Fair Chance Hiring Rules.

Currently, Mississippi has no statewide Credit History Ban.

Currently, Mississippi physicians can prescribe marijuana to patients with certain debilitating medical conditions where he or she believes the benefits of using Medical Marijuana would “reasonably outweigh potential health risks.” A patient cannot require “accommodation for the use of medical marijuana or require any onsite use of medical marijuana in any public or private correctional institution, detention facility, or place of education or employment.”

Currently, Mississippi has no statewide Salary History Ban.

Mississippi County Criminal Search Access Fees

Mississippi, Greene County, $10.00
Mississippi, Hancock County, $10.00
Mississippi, Harrison County, $10.00
Mississippi, Perry County, $15.00
Mississippi, Tippah County $2.50
Mississippi, Warren County $5.00

Mississippi Statewide Criminal Search Access Fees

Mississippi Statewide Access Fee – No Statewide Search Available

Mississippi MVR Access Fees

Mississippi MVR Access Fee $14.00

See the Hire Image Resource Library for more information and to access helpful, up-to-date resource guides for your background and drug screening needs.

Easily request our online Mississippi background checks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Fast turnaround times. Simple and affordable.

Free Background Screening Compliance Review

Are You In Compliance? These 6 steps will help you stay in background screening compliance.

  • Candidate notification (stand-alone disclosure)
  • Obtain candidate’s signed authorization AND provide
  • Mandatory FCRA summary of rights and state disclosures
  • Pre-adverse notification (if applicable)
  • Leave time for candidate to dispute
  • You decide: Hire, or Not (send adverse action letter)

Let Hire Image experts review your background screening forms and process to assess compliance with federal and local laws and regulations.

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