查了所在州的法律，可以申請record expungement (seal)。問題是：expungement以後background check公司是不是仍然可以查到。比如上個offer，他們就是讓我先簽了個authorized document. 授權讓他們去從法院，執法機構，教育機構，個人等幾乎任何地方獲取信息，而且要聲明對提供資料的人免責！這麽說，無論如何他們都可以拿到這些記錄啦，除非保存記錄的機構不願提供給他們。
另外，有些州的THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT是不允許report arrest record,比如Texas：
Business & Commerce Code – Chapter 20 § 20.05 – Reporting of information
Prohibited. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a consumer reporting agency may not furnish a consumer report containing information related to: (4) a record of arrest, indictment, or conviction of a crime in which the date of disposition, release, or parole predates the consumer report by more than seven years. Exception: If the salary of an individual equals or is reasonable expected to equal $75,000 or more, the 7-year restriction does not apply.
可是上次調查我background的公司就在Texas，他們就那麽做了。是不是他們算是違法了？
