We drug test and background check any employee over 18 years of age.  We send them a link to fill out the background check and then it submits to our 3rd party database.  We log in and then submit what kind of background check we want to do. We have used local police department reports in the past but with new residents moving in from other states we didn't have a database for them, so we switched to a national search company (protect youth sports).  We typically pay $20 per check.  We background check coaches every 2 years.