# Regulated County Checks

Regulated County Checks provide county-level or statewide criminal background check results for a specific jurisdiction. `county_fips_code` is required. Provide a 5-digit FIPS code for a county-level search, or the literal `statewide` for a state-level search. Results include checks at the record, case, and charge levels indicating compliance with applicable legal rules. A permissible purpose is required for FCRA compliance.

## Create regulated county check

 - [POST /regulated/county_checks](https://docs.checkrtrust.com/v1/regulated-county-checks/post-regulated-county-checks.md): Create a new regulated county criminal check for a specific jurisdiction.

This endpoint initiates a county-level or statewide criminal background check using either
provided PII (personally identifiable information) or an existing profile. Results include
legal annotation checks at the record, case, and charge levels indicating whether items
should be included, investigated, or removed based on applicable regulations.

A permissible purpose must be provided to comply with FCRA requirements.

county_fips_code is required along with the state: provide a 5-digit FIPS code for a
county-level check, or the literal statewide for a state-level check.

{% partial file="/_partials/profile-id-county-precedence.md" /%}

Required fields when providing PII (without profile_id):
- first_name
- last_name
- dob
- state
- county_fips_code
- filter_context
- permissible_purpose

When using a profile_id, state, county_fips_code, filter_context, and permissible_purpose are required.

## Get regulated county check

 - [GET /regulated/county_checks/{regulated_county_check_id}](https://docs.checkrtrust.com/v1/regulated-county-checks/get-regulated-county-check-by-id.md): Get a single regulated county check with a given id.