Sex offender screening API for hospitality & events
Screen seasonal staff, contractors, and event workers against every US sex-offender registry with one API call — fast, scored, and source-verified for high-turnover, high-contact settings.
25 free searches, no card. $0.15 a call, no platform fee, no seats, no minimum. No code needed: search from your dashboard, or integrate the full API when you’re ready.
curl https://api.offendersearch.app/v1/search \ -H "X-API-Key: $OFFENDERSEARCH_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"query": {"firstName": "Leah", "lastName": "Marsh", "dob": "1993-04-08", "ageTolerance": 1}}' // response { "status": "complete", "elapsedMs": 410, "counts": { "records": 0, "sourcesQueried": 58, "sourcesComplete": 58, "sourcesIncomplete": 0 }, "records": [] } // a match carries its reason { "matchState": "dob_match", "matchConfidence": 0.98, "matchBasis": ["lastName:exact", "firstName", "dob"] }
Screening challenges for hotels, venues, and event operators
- Seasonal and event staffing spikes need fast, high-volume screening
- Guest-facing roles put staff in close contact with families and children
- Workers are hired across state lines and short-term contracts
What sex offender screening gives hotels, venues, and event operators
Screen seasonal and event staff before their first shift
Absorb hiring surges without new per-state contracts
Keep a source-verified record for each worker
Hospitality & Events sex offender check API: request and response. One POST per person, or the same search from the dashboard with no code.
curl https://api.offendersearch.app/v1/search \ -H "X-API-Key: $OFFENDERSEARCH_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"query": {"firstName": "Leah", "lastName": "Marsh", "dob": "1993-04-08", "ageTolerance": 1}}' // response { "status": "complete", "elapsedMs": 410, "counts": { "records": 0, "sourcesQueried": 58, "sourcesComplete": 58, "sourcesIncomplete": 0 }, "records": [] } // a match carries its reason { "matchState": "dob_match", "matchConfidence": 0.98, "matchBasis": ["lastName:exact", "firstName", "dob"] }
Send what you have. Name and date of birth; age or birth year when that is all you hold. Date of birth drives matchState: dob_match, year_match, age_match or no_dob_age_year.
Read the counts. sourcesComplete against sourcesQueried says whether all 58 registries answered, so a partial search is never read as a clear one.
Branch on the score. matchConfidence and matchBasis on every record, with the registry cited.
| Person | Checked for | Result | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Marsh | seasonal staff onboarding | No match | 58 / 58 |
| Jordan Sample | seasonal staff onboarding | Match · dob_match | 58 / 58 |
| J. Sample | seasonal staff onboarding | Review · year_match | 58 / 58 |
Read the API docs › · Search from the dashboard › · Screen a CSV without code ›
Sex offender screening built for hospitality & events. One key, one schema, one stored record of every check.
Fast, high-volume screening
Low-latency sync calls make it practical to screen every seasonal hire and event worker before a shift.
Every US registry in one call
A single request covers every state, DC, and US territory, catching out-of-state history for a traveling workforce.
Source-verified results
Each match carries source provenance with its lastCheckedAt for your file.
When hotels, venues, and event operators run a sex offender check. Each moment, and the call that fits it.
Hiring event and venue staff
Staff who work family events, kids’ zones or overnight venues get screened before their first shift, the same way any employer screens before placement.
Vendor and contractor access
Photographers, entertainers and contractors who work near children at private or public events can be checked when they are booked.
Youth tournaments and camps
Organizers of youth competitions screen coaches, chaperones and volunteers who travel or stay overnight with minors.
Around a venue
An address or radius search shows registrants near a venue or campground, which helps with security planning for family events.
Before staffing youth programs
Kids’ clubs, camps and youth-sport tournaments screen every adult with access to children.
When booking contractors
Entertainers, photographers and vendors working child-focused events get a check before the booking is confirmed.
Hospitality & Events screening workflow. Step by step, from the first call to the stored record.
Decide who needs a check. Anyone with unsupervised access to children or overnight access to guests; list the roles in your policy.
Collect name and date of birth at onboarding. From your hiring or vendor form, or your scheduling platform.
Search in one call. Across the 58 US registries, with a scored match and the reason it matched.
Review, then decide. A person reviews any non-clear result against the registry record. For hiring decisions, the check runs through an FCRA workflow.
Re-check seasonal staff. Returning seasonal staff get re-screened each season, or monitored if they stay on year-round.
Hospitality & Events screening: what the law requires and what it doesn’t
For most hospitality employers the screening duty comes from the role, not the industry. Child-focused events, camps and youth sport carry the strongest expectations: several states require annual registry checks for summer camp staff, and Olympic-sport governing bodies require registry searches for anyone working with athletes. Insurers for camps and youth events often make a documented screening system a condition of cover.
Guest screening is a different question with real legal limits. California restricts using Megan’s Law information for housing or accommodations and for services provided by a business establishment, unless the use protects a person at risk or another law authorizes it (Penal Code § 290.46(j)); Nevada and New Jersey restrict housing use too. Get counsel’s sign-off before screening guests in those states, and keep a person making the final call.
Event operators face a timing problem other employers don’t: a festival or tournament may hire hundreds of temporary staff in the two weeks before it opens. Batch screening runs a full roster upload in one pass, and per-search pricing means a one-off event pays only for the names it checks. For recurring staff — camp counselors who return each summer, referees who work every season — monitoring replaces the annual re-search and alerts you if a status changes between seasons.
Sex offender screening for hospitality & events, by the numbers. The same answer whichever registry holds the record.
Registry and criminal records for hospitality & events, on one key. Most hotels, venues, and event operators need more than one check, and running two vendors means two integrations, two contracts and two invoices.
Sex offender registry
58 US registries, continuously updated, with photographs, aliases, addresses and the official record citation on every match. 1.5M records in one schema.
Sex offender API ›Criminal records
1,408 county jail rosters, 53 state corrections systems, courts, warrants and federal custody, almost 50 million records in the same scored, source-cited schema. Same key, same price.
Criminal search API ›FCRA background checks
When a result decides a hire or a tenancy, the check runs as an FCRA order through FCRA Partner Access: consent, the check, disputes and adverse-action steps. Pricing is quoted per partner.
FCRA Partner Access ›Coverage today: 1,914 criminal jurisdictions catalogued, 1,564 live, 51 states + DC + federal. See what each state publishes, or the live list at /v1/criminal/sources.
What hospitality & events screening costs per check. $0.15 a call, $0.11 past 2,000 a month. No platform fee, no seats, no minimum.
| Checks / month | Cost | Per check |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | $75.00 | $0.1500 |
| 5,000 | $630.00 | $0.1260 |
| 50,000 | $5,580.00 | $0.1116 |
A batch is billed per row, so bulk screening costs the same per person as a single lookup. No setup fee, no per-seat licence, no monthly minimum on search and no annual contract, so the price scales down with you as well as up. A fraction of what legacy screening platforms charge.
The background check API · screen a CSV without code. More for developers: the free background check API tier, background check API pricing, the employment screening API and tenant screening API, and the background check API in Python and background check API in Node.js tutorials.
Hospitality & Events screening FAQ
For anything else, talk to sales or read the API docs.
Can we screen a large seasonal cohort quickly?
Yes. Run searches in bulk; metered pricing means you pay per call with a lower rate after 2,000 calls a month.
Does one call cover workers hired from other states?
Yes. A default search covers every US registry, so prior out-of-state registrations are covered.
Can a hotel or venue screen guests against the sex offender registry?
Not freely. California, Nevada and New Jersey restrict registry use for accommodations, and California also restricts it for business-establishment services. Screening staff and contractors who work near children is the common, defensible use.
Do summer camps have to check staff?
In several states, yes — Texas, New Jersey and Maine require annual registry checks for camp staff, and Florida screens camp staff even though camps are unlicensed. Check your state’s rule.
How fast is a check?
A standard search answers from our current snapshot in one round trip, and each response reports its own elapsed time so you can measure it in your onboarding flow.
Should temporary event staff be screened?
Anyone with unsupervised access to children or vulnerable guests is a sensible scope, and camp and youth-event insurers often require it. Hiring decisions run through an FCRA workflow.
Can we check a venue’s surroundings?
Yes. Address, ZIP or radius searches show registrations near a venue, and a location monitor alerts you to changes before the event.
How do we handle a possible match?
Send it to a reviewer who compares the photo and the official record link; act only on a confirmed strong match and keep the decision on file.
Do youth-sport events have specific screening rules?
Olympic-sport governing bodies require registry searches across the states plus DC, Guam and Puerto Rico for people working with athletes, and youth-sport insurers often require a documented screening system.
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Screen hotels, venues, and event operators with one API
Screen seasonal staff, contractors, and event workers against every US sex-offender registry with one API call — fast, scored, and source-verified for high-turnover, high-contact settings.