Statewide criminal research, rethought.
SUPERSEARCHES.
Real Court Data. Statewide Reach.
Supersearches are state-specific criminal search solutions built around the strongest practical court access available in each state – not around a one-size-fits-all repository or database.
Supersearches solve both statewide problems: limited traditional statewide sources and states where no practical public statewide criminal search exists at all.
8 Supersearches available today.
Michigan coming soon.
Each product is built differently because every state offers different court access – and different challenges to statewide criminal searching.
Select a Supersearch to view its data sheet (PDF):
MISS – Coming Soon
Built around the courts – not limited by the repository.
Affirm builds each Supersearch around the best available court access for that state.
Supersearches answer the two hardest questions
about statewide criminal searches.
Why can a statewide repository still miss so much – and sometimes take so much time and hassle?
A repository can be useful, but it may not provide the court-level scope or detail a CRA needs.
- Some return convictions only and omit pending, deferred or other reportable non-convictions.
- Coverage may depend on court participation.
- Case details can be incomplete or behind current court activity.
- Some name searches may require fingerprints or additional county-level follow-up.
What do you do when there is no practical public statewide criminal search at all?
That can leave CRAs choosing between ordering courts one by one or relying on a database-only product marketed as “statewide.”
- Private database-only searches can be incomplete and out of date.
- County-by-county ordering can be costly and operationally burdensome.
- Supersearches assemble the strongest practical court coverage into one state-specific solution.
Supersearches aren’t just “better” than repositories.
They’re a different way to build statewide criminal search solutions.
No
Statewide
Repository
AZ • CA • LA • OH
No practical public statewide criminal repository exists. Supersearches create broad court-based statewide solutions.
Statewide
Repository
IL • IN • MA • MO
A traditional statewide source exists, but limitations in scope, detail, turnaround and workflow can leave important gaps. Supersearches are built to address those gaps.
State by state, the problem is different.
So the solution is different.
| State / Product | Traditional statewide challenge | What the Supersearch actually does | Coverage | Key difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona AZSS |
No comprehensive public statewide criminal court search; private databases or county-by-county ordering are the traditional alternatives. | Live court records across all 15 counties, including all Superior Courts plus primary Justice Court coverage, with expert review and verification. | All 15 counties Statewide county footprint |
No private databases. Court-level records reviewed and verified. |
| California CASS |
No comprehensive public statewide criminal court search; private databases or county-by-county ordering have traditionally been the alternatives. | Real-time county court searches across 39 counties representing 96%+ of the population, with every potential record reviewed and verified by experts. | 39 counties 96%+ population coverage |
No private databases. Current court-level information, expert reviewed. |
| Illinois ILSS |
ISP is convictions-only, excludes pending/deferred and other non-convictions, omits Class C misdemeanors, may require fingerprints for common names, and can have extended turnaround times. | Live court-level index searches across all 102 counties, searched in parallel, with expert review and verification for all potential records. | All 102 counties 100% population coverage |
More comprehensive court-level search, faster turnaround and no fingerprints required. |
| Indiana INSS |
State Police search can omit Class B/C misdemeanors and most traffic, depends on court participation, and may require fingerprints for common names. | Real-time court-level searches through Indiana Judicial Branch public access across all 92 counties, followed by expert review and verification. | All 92 counties 100% population coverage |
More comprehensive court-level search, better turnaround and no fingerprints required. |
| Louisiana LASS |
No true public statewide criminal court search, and private database coverage is limited. | 35 live/public parish court searches run in parallel and consolidated into one report, with expert review and verification. | 35 parishes 85%+ population coverage |
No private databases. Direct court records, expert reviewed. |
| Massachusetts MASS |
CORI carries registration/compliance requirements; most employer searches return convictions and open cases and may lack court-level detail. | In-person courthouse PAT searches across all 14 Superior Courts and 70 District Courts, with expert review and verification. | All 84 trial courts All 14 counties 100% population coverage |
More comprehensive than CORI, with no CORI registration or CORI-specific authorization process. |
| Missouri MOSS |
Highway Patrol repository may omit dismissals and completed SIS matters, can lack case detail, and may require fingerprints for common names. | Live Missouri Circuit Court public access covering every county plus St. Louis City, with expert review and verification. | All 114 counties + St. Louis City 100% population coverage |
More comprehensive court-level search; no fingerprints required. |
| Ohio OHSS |
No public statewide criminal repository; private database-only statewide searches can be incomplete and not current. | Real-time searches in the 10 largest counties + expanded statewide database search. Every potential record is verified directly at the source court. | 98%+ population coverage | No public statewide repository. Database results are leads; every potential record is source-court verified. |
| Michigan MISS |
COMING SOON | Michigan Supersearch is in development. Planned to use real-time court sources with expert review and verification, with no private databases. | Coming soon | In development |
The Supersearch idea
Don’t force every state into the same statewide-search model.
Some states are best solved through a unified court system. Some require dozens of county or parish searches. Massachusetts requires in-courthouse terminals. Ohio requires a hybrid approach with source-court verification. The common thread is the strategy – not a single data source.
Start with the state’s courts and access model. Then build the strongest practical statewide search around them.
Court-level information
Case detail comes from public court access and source-court verification using the predominantly used indexes.
State-specific design
Coverage and methods reflect the way records are actually maintained in each state.
Expert review
Potential records are reviewed for identifiers, accuracy and reportability before they are returned.
One consolidated result
You receive a consolidated, source-verified report with available case details researched and resolved before it is returned.
Want to see which Supersearches fit your statewide needs?
Talk with Affirm about coverage, methodology, and turnaround.