How much does a background check cost?

What you pay for

A background check is several searches. Each one sits in one of two layers.

Layer one: government fees. A statute sets the fee, or the agency that holds the record publishes it. The estimator above lists these for your state. They are the same no matter which screening company you use.

• The state record check. The state repository’s fee for a name-based search. 48 states publish one; 2 states show no fee for an employer check.
• The fingerprint check. The state’s fee plus the FBI’s share. From October 1, 2026 the FBI charges $15.00 for an employment or licensing check and $13.00 for a volunteer; a name-based check is $1.75 (91 FR 34655 (FR Doc. 2026-11435)). The state or its fingerprint vendor adds its own fee. Many state fee pages still show the old FBI share.
• Court records. What the statewide court index charges per search or per document, where the state has one. 20 states publish a fee. Federal court records run through PACER (Judiciary, Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule (effective Jan. 1, 2020)).
• The driving record. The motor vehicle agency’s fee. 49 states publish one.
• Federal queries for drivers. The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse query (FMCSA Clearinghouse FAQ, 'How much does it cost to conduct limited and full queries in the Clearinghouse?' (last updated Jan. 8, 2020)) and the Pre-Employment Screening Program record (FMCSA PSP site (psp.fmcsa.dot.gov), driver page text).

Layer two: the screening company’s service fee. The vendor sets it. It pays for ordering and assembling the searches, the calls to past employers and schools, the drug test collection and lab work, the report, and the company’s margin. No law sets it, and this page does not print any vendor’s price.

• Past employers. No federal law sets a fee for a past employer to confirm employment. Commercial databases set their own prices.
• Education. No government fee. Schools and the national clearinghouse set their own.
• The drug test. No federal fee. DOT rules set the procedure, not the price (49 CFR 40.173(c)).
• E-Verify. No charge. DHS says it is free to employers (DHS, Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens (proposed rule), 91 FR 34352, at 34376 (June 5, 2026), FR Doc. 2026-11285). An E-Verify employer agent may charge its own service fee.

The estimator counts the parts in each layer and never adds the fees into one total. Two agencies’ fees rarely share one source, and the second layer has no fixed number.

Ordering a check? GCheck (paid link) runs employment background checks priced per screen, with no setup fees or minimums. Checkr (paid link) is another option, used by more than 140,000 customers.

Federal fees

The fees a federal agency sets or publishes. The FBI’s own-record fee is here because people ask about it; it is not part of an employer check.

Part	Fee	Who sets it	Source
FBI fee inside a fingerprint check	$15.00 per check $13.00 per check $1.75 per check	Published by FBI	91 FR 34655 (FR Doc. 2026-11435)
FBI Identity History Summary (your own record)	$18.00 per record	Published by FBI (28 CFR 16.33; fbi.gov fee page)	28 CFR 16.33 (eCFR, current to October 30, 2026)
E-Verify	No charge	Published by DHS / USCIS	DHS, Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens (proposed rule), 91 FR 34352, at 34376 (June 5, 2026), FR Doc. 2026-11285
FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse query	$1.25 per search	Published by FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse	FMCSA Clearinghouse FAQ, 'How much does it cost to conduct limited and full queries in the Clearinghouse?' (last updated Jan. 8, 2020)
FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) record	$10.00 per record $25.00 per year $100.00 per year	Published by FMCSA PSP (NIC Federal, LLC, FMCSA’s exclusive agent)	FMCSA PSP site (psp.fmcsa.dot.gov), driver page text
Federal court records (PACER)	$0.10 per page $3.00 per record $30.00 per search	Published by Judicial Conference EPA Fee Schedule / PACER	Judiciary, Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule (effective Jan. 1, 2020)
Education verification	No government fee	Set by the vendor or source	National Student Clearinghouse, Verify, FAQ 'How much does a verification cost?'
Employment verification	No government fee	Set by the vendor or source	The Work Number (Equifax), Pricing
Drug test	No government fee	Set by the vendor or source	49 CFR 40.173(c)

The $18.00 Identity History Summary is the record a person requests about themselves (28 CFR 16.33 (eCFR, current to October 30, 2026)). An employer’s fingerprint check runs through the state repository, which passes the FBI’s $15.00 share along inside its own fee.

By state

The first published fee for each part. “None shown” means the agency publishes no fee for an employer check; “Not confirmed” means no official page could be read. The state code opens that state in the estimator.

State	State record	Fingerprint	Driving record	Court records
Alabama AL	$15.00 per search	None shown	$5.75 per record	$9.99 per search · published by Alacourt Access (On-Line Information Services, Inc.)
Alaska AK	$20.00 per report	$30.00 per record	$10.00 per record	$30.00 per hour
Arizona AZ	$67.00 per report	None shown	$3.00 per record	$10.00 per record
Arkansas AR	$22.00 per search	None shown	$14.20 per record	None shown
California CA	$32.00 per report	None shown	$2.00 per record	$0.50 per record
Colorado CO	$6.00 per report	None shown	$9.00 per record · published by Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles	None shown
Connecticut CT	$36.00 per search	$15.00 per record	$20.00 per record	None shown
Delaware DE	$72.00 per report	$30.00 per record	$25.00 per record	None shown
District of Columbia DC	$7.00 per report	None shown	$7.00 per record	None shown
Florida FL	$24.00 per search	None shown	$8.00 per record	$2.00 per search
Georgia GA	$30.00 per report	$39.99 per report	$7.00 per record	None shown
Hawaii HI	$5.00 per search	$25.00 per record	$20.00 per record · published by HRS 287-3 (cap); Hawaii State Judiciary (2010 release)	Not confirmed
Idaho ID	$20.00 per search	$10.00 per record	$7.00 per record	$1.00 per record
Illinois IL	$10.00 per search	None shown	$20.00 per record	$6.00 per search
Indiana IN	$15.00 per record	None shown	$12.00 per record	None shown
Iowa IA	$15.00 per search	$8.35 per record	$16.30 per record	None shown
Kansas KS	$30.00 per search	$10.00 per record · published by KBI / Kansas.gov	$10.00 per record	None shown
Kentucky KY	$25.00 per report	$10.00 per record	$6.00 per record	None shown
Louisiana LA	$26.00 per record	None shown	$16.00 per record	None shown
Maine ME	$31.00 per search	$25.00 per record	$7.00 per record	None shown
Maryland MD	$18.00 per record	$20.00 per record	$12.00 per record	None shown
Massachusetts MA	$25.00 per search	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	Not confirmed
Michigan MI	$10.00 per search	None shown	$16.00 per record	None shown
Minnesota MN	$15.00 per search	$10.00 per record	$9.50 per record	Not confirmed
Mississippi MS	$32.00 per search	None shown	$11.00 per record	$0.20 per record
Missouri MO	$16.00 per search	$12.00 per search	$2.82 per record	Not confirmed
Montana MT	$20.00 per search	Not confirmed	$4.00 per record	No charge
Nebraska NE	$45.00 per search	None shown	$15.00 per record	$17.00 per search
Nevada NV	$20.00 per search	None shown	$7.00 per record	None shown
New Hampshire NH	$25.00 per check	$10.00 per capture · published by NH Department of Safety (Saf-C 5703.13)	$20.00 per record	Not confirmed
New Jersey NJ	$20.00 per check	$45.73 per check	$15.00 per record	None shown
New Mexico NM	$15.00 per check	$59.00 per check · published by IDEMIA registration deck posted by NM DPS (April 2023)	$75.00 per year	None shown
New York NY	$75.00 per search	None shown	Not confirmed	$95.00 per search · published by NY Office of Court Administration
North Carolina NC	None shown	Not confirmed	$12.75 per record	$25.00 per search
North Dakota ND	$15.00 per check	None shown	$3.00 per record	None shown
Ohio OH	$22.00 per record	None shown	$5.00 per record	None shown
Oklahoma OK	$20.00 per search	None shown	$25.00 per record	None shown
Oregon OR	$33.00 per request	None shown	$2.00 per record	No charge
Pennsylvania PA	$22.00 per search	None shown	$15.00 per record	No charge · published by Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
Rhode Island RI	Not confirmed	Not confirmed	$21.50 per record	None shown
South Carolina SC	$25.00 per search	$51.75 per record · published by SC Department of Health and Human Services, as of November 3, 2026	$10.00 per record	Not confirmed
South Dakota SD	$30.00 per record	None shown	$7.00 per record	$20.00 per search
Tennessee TN	$29.00 per search	$37.15 per report · as published by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, as of November 3, 2026	$5.00 per record	None shown
Texas TX	$3.00 per search	None shown	$4.00 per record	$1.00 per record
Utah UT	$35.00 per report	$20.00 per report	$8.00 per record	$10.00 per report
Vermont VT	$30.00 per search	$35.00 per report	$17.00 per record	$30.00 per search
Virginia VA	$15.00 per search	$10.00 per report	$8.00 per record	None shown
Washington WA	$11.00 per search	$16.00 per report	$15.00 per record	$0.14 per search
West Virginia WV	None shown	Not confirmed	$7.50 per record	No charge
Wisconsin WI	$7.00 per search	Not confirmed	$5.00 per search	None shown
Wyoming WY	$15.00 per report	$5.00 per report	$10.00 per record	None shown

Each fee’s source is in the estimator above: pick the state. A cell marked “published by” carries that publisher’s own figure, not a fee set by statute.

Can you charge the applicant?

Federal law does not say. Some states do.

Federal law. No federal law found forbids a private employer from charging an applicant for a background check. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is silent on who pays; it only makes certain disclosures to the applicant free (15 U.S.C. 1681j(b)). For DOT drug tests, Part 40 takes no position on who pays, apart from the split-specimen rules (49 CFR 40.173(c)).

State law. 33 states have a rule that touches the question. Most bar charging for a medical exam or a drug test the employer requires; some reach the background check itself. The table gives each rule in one or two sentences, with its source.

State	What the law says	Source
Alaska	If an employer tests under Alaska’s drug and alcohol testing law (AS 23.10.600-23.10.699), the employer must pay the entire actual cost of the test. This covers tests of job applicants too.	AS 23.10.630(d)
Arizona	No Arizona law found that bars charging an applicant for a background check or medical exam. For drug tests, an employer that wants the legal protections of Arizona’s drug-testing law must pay all actual costs of tests it requires of employees.	A.R.S. 23-493.02(2)
California	California bars an employer from making an applicant pay for a pre-employment medical or physical exam required for the job (Labor Code 222.5). It also bars charging employees for exams required by law.	Cal. Labor Code 222.5, as quoted by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), Deductions FAQ
Colorado	Colorado law makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee or applicant to pay for a medical examination. It also bars making them pay the cost of furnishing any records the employer requires as a condition of employment, except records that support the applicant’s own statements on the application.	C.R.S. 8-2-118(1) (CRS 2024 Title 8 PDF, content.leg.colorado.gov)
Florida	Partly. Under Florida’s drug-free workplace law, an employer must pay for every drug test it requires.	Fla. Stat. 440.102(5)(m)
Idaho	Partly. Under Idaho’s voluntary drug-free workplace act, the employer pays all costs of drug and alcohol tests of current employees.	Idaho Code 72-1703(2)
Illinois	Yes, for medical exams. An Illinois employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam the employer requires, or for copies of its records.	820 ILCS 235/1 (Medical Examination Act)
Iowa	Yes, in two ways. (1) Drug and alcohol tests: an employer must pay all actual costs of tests it requires of employees and prospective employees (Iowa Code 730.5(6)(b)).	Iowa Code 730.5(6)(b)
Kansas	Partly. An employer may not make a person inspect or challenge their own Kansas record to get a copy for a job.	K.S.A. 22-4710(a)
Kentucky	Yes. A Kentucky employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam, or for furnishing any records the employer requires as a condition of employment.	KRS 336.220(1)
Louisiana	Yes. A Louisiana public or private employer may not make an employee or applicant pay, or pass on, the cost of fingerprinting, a medical exam, a drug test, or furnishing records the employer requires.	La. R.S. 23:897(A)
Maine	Partly. (1) Medical exams: an employer may not make an employee or accepted applicant (one offered a job) pay for a medical exam or a licensed eye exam the employer requires, including copays.	26 M.R.S. 592
Massachusetts	An employer that requires a present or prospective employee to have a medical exam by a doctor the employer picks must reimburse the medical expense. No statute found that bars charging an applicant for a background check or drug test.	G.L. c. 149, 159B
Michigan	An employer may not make newly hired employees, or employees returning from furlough or leave, pay for a medical exam or for being photographed and fingerprinted when the employer asks for it. Penalty: up to $100 per violation.	MCL 750.354a
Minnesota	Yes. An employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for criminal or background checks, credit checks, or orientation.	Minn. Stat. 181.645
Montana	Yes, for medical exams and drug tests. An employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam, or for records of it, as a condition of employment.	MCA 39-2-301(1)
Nebraska	Yes, for medical exams. An employer may not make an applicant pay for a medical exam the employer requires as a condition of employment; the employer must pay.	Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-221
New Hampshire	Yes. RSA 275:3 makes it unlawful for an employer to require an employee or applicant to pay for a medical examination or for furnishing any records the employer requires as a condition of employment.	RSA 275:3, Payment for Medical Examination or Records Furnished
New Jersey	Split. An employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam the employer requires, by a physician it designates, as a condition of employment.	N.J.S.A. 34:11-24.1
North Carolina	Yes. An employer with 25 or more employees may not require a job applicant to pay for a medical exam, or for furnishing any records, that the employer requires as a condition of hiring.	N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-357.1(a)
North Dakota	Yes. When an employer requires an employee or prospective employee to take a medical exam, or furnish medical records, to get or keep a job, the employer must pay.	N.D. Cent. Code § 34-01-15
Ohio	A private employer with three or more employees may not make an applicant pay for a medical exam the employer requires. The fine is up to $100 per violation.	R.C. 4113.21(A) (eff. September 15, 2020)
Oklahoma	Yes, two rules. An employer may not make an applicant or employee pay any part of a physical or medical exam it requires, and must give a free copy of the report on request.	40 O.S. 191
Oregon	An employer may not make a current employee pay for a medical exam or health certificate as a condition of keeping the job. The statute speaks of employees and continued employment, not applicants.	ORS 659A.306(1)
Pennsylvania	An employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam, or for medical records, that the employer requires. This applies if the person works for the employer for one work week.	Act of Jun. 19, 1961, P.L. 453, No. 225, sec. 2 (43 P.S. 1002)
Rhode Island	Yes, for physical exams. If an employer requires a physical exam before hiring, the employer must pay for it, whether or not the person is hired.	R.I. Gen. Laws 28-6.2-1(a)-(b)
South Dakota	An employer may not make an employee pay for a medical exam, or for records, required as a condition of continued employment. It is a Class 2 misdemeanor.	SDCL 60-11-2
Tennessee	An employer in Tennessee’s voluntary drug-free workplace program must pay for all drug and alcohol tests it requires of employees and job applicants. No Tennessee rule was found on charging an applicant for a criminal background check or a medical exam.	Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-02-12-.02(2) (official rules PDF, amendments effective May 6, 2018)
Utah	An employer must pay all costs of drug or alcohol testing it requires. This includes transportation when a current employee is tested away from the workplace.	Utah Code 34-38-5(2)
Vermont	Yes. Anyone entitled to a Vermont conviction record from VCIC may not make an applicant get, submit, or pay for a copy of their own conviction record.	20 V.S.A. 2056c(c)(10)
Washington	Two narrow rules. A railroad employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a required medical exam or required records (a misdemeanor).	RCW 81.40.130(1)
West Virginia	Yes, for medical exams. A West Virginia employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam required as a condition of employment.	W. Va. Code 21-3-17(c)
Wisconsin	Yes. A Wisconsin employer or potential employer may not make an employee or applicant pay for a medical exam it requires as a condition of employment.	Wisconsin DWD, Medical Exams Required by the Employer

No state rule found (2): Hawaii, Wyoming.

Not confirmed (16): Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. The state code could not be read from an official page.

Fee caps

States that cap what the repository or a consumer reporting agency may charge.

20 states set a cap or fix the fee by statute. A cap on the repository limits the government fee; a cap on a consumer reporting agency limits what it may charge the applicant for a copy of their own file. Federal law caps that copy at $16.00 for 2026 (CFPB, Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosures, FR Doc. 2025-22772 (Dec. 15, 2025), effective January 1, 2026), and makes it free after an adverse action (15 U.S.C. 1681j(b)).

State	The cap	Source
Alabama	State law caps ALEA’s record fee for a background check report at $30. ALEA may add the FBI’s national check cost, financial transaction fees, and a reasonable one-time account registration fee.	Ala. Code 41-9-650.3(a) (Act 2026-374)
Colorado	Colorado caps what criminal justice agencies may charge for criminal justice records. Fees for search, retrieval, and redaction may not exceed actual costs.	C.R.S. 24-72-306(1) (CRS 2024 Title 24 PDF, content.leg.colorado.gov)
Florida	The repository fee is fixed by statute at $24 per name (lower for some state-agency vendors). Clerk service charges may not exceed the amounts in Fla. Stat. 28.24.	Fla. Stat. 943.053(3)(e)
Hawaii	Partly. HCJDC must charge fees for its services, and may set ‘reasonable fees’ by rule.	HRS 846-10.5(d)
Illinois	Yes, in two places. Under the UCIA, ISP sets the maximum fee it may charge for conviction information, and the fee must reflect the listed costs of the search.	20 ILCS 2635/8(B)
Indiana	The statute sets the repository’s limited criminal history fees: $3 to inspect and $7 to release (IC 10-13-3-30). A person’s own record must be given ‘for a reasonable fee’ (IC 10-13-3-31).	IC 10-13-3-30(a)(2) (Indiana Code 2026, Title 10 PDF)
Kentucky	Yes, cost-based caps. The AOC must set a reasonable fee for a criminal records check, no greater than its actual cost (KRS 27A.090(2)(a)).	KRS 27A.090(2)(a)
Massachusetts	A consumer reporting agency must give a consumer one free full report a year if it is nationwide. A non-nationwide agency may charge the consumer no more than $5 for that yearly copy.	G.L. c. 93, 59(e)
Michigan	By statute, MSP may charge $10 for a name-based check and no more than $30 for a fingerprint employment or licensing check, until October 1, 2027. No statute found capping what a consumer reporting agency charges.	MCL 28.273(1)
Minnesota	A consumer reporting agency may charge a consumer no more than $3 for a mailed copy of their report once in any 12 months. After a dispute, the confirming copy is free.	Minn. Stat. 13C.01, subd. 1(a)
Missouri	By statute, the repository’s name-based fee started at no more than $9 and may rise up to $1 a year, but may never exceed $20 per request. The fingerprint fee is capped at $20 ($14 for certain foster care and concealed-carry checks).	RSMo 43.530.1 (eff. 28 Aug 2026)
New Jersey	Two caps. First, the State Police processing fee may not exceed $30 for a fingerprint check or $18 for a name search, plus other fees required by law and a federal check fee.	N.J.S.A. 53:1-20.6(a)
New York	Yes for the repository: the DCJS fee for an employment or license search may not exceed $25 plus a $50 surcharge. No dollar cap found for consumer reporting agencies: GBL § 380-d sets no fee, but gives a free full file copy to a consumer denied credit in the past 30 days.	N.Y. Executive Law § 837(8-a)
North Dakota	The BCI fees are fixed by statute, not capped: $15 per state check, $5 for listed non-profits, and $15 for fingerprint processing on a nationwide check. Fingerprint takers may charge only a ‘reasonable fee.’ No cap found on what a consumer reporting agency charges for a report.	N.D. Cent. Code § 12-60-16.9
Rhode Island	One cap found. A credit bureau may charge a consumer no more than $8 for a copy of his or her own credit file.	R.I. Gen. Laws 6-13.1-22 (P.L. 1993, ch. 430; P.L. 2014, ch. 528)
South Carolina	Yes, for the repository. S.C. Code 23-3-115 fixes SLED’s fee at $25 a search ($8 for charities) and bars a charity from passing on more than $8.	S.C. Code 23-3-115(A)-(B)
Texas	Two statutes cap fees. DPS may charge $10 for a name-based criminal history inquiry ($1 if submitted electronically), $15 for a fingerprint-based inquiry, and actual cost for other inquiries.	Tex. Gov't Code 411.088(a)
Vermont	The statute fixes the VCIC conviction record fee at $30 per query. Vermont law also gives each consumer one free credit report every 12 months from each credit reporting agency.	20 V.S.A. 2056c(c)(9)
Washington	Two rules. First, there is no dollar cap on WSP record fees.	RCW 10.97.100
Wyoming	Yes. DCI’s application fee for a criminal history check may not exceed $15, or $10 for qualified youth and family-violence volunteer checks.	Wyo. Stat. 7-19-108(a)

No cap was found in the records of the other 31 states. A fixed fee schedule is not a cap, so a state can be absent here and still have a set fee in the estimator.

Questions people ask

Is E-Verify free?

Yes. E-Verify costs employers nothing to enroll or to run a case. DHS states that it is free (DHS, Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens (proposed rule), 91 FR 34352, at 34376 (June 5, 2026), FR Doc. 2026-11285). A third-party E-Verify employer agent may charge its own service fee; that is not a government fee. The steps: E-Verify in plain English.

Is the FBI background check $18?

No, not for an employer. The $18.00 fee is for an Identity History Summary, the record a person requests about themselves (28 CFR 16.33 (eCFR, current to October 30, 2026)). An employer’s fingerprint check goes through the state repository. Inside that check the FBI’s share is $15.00 for an employment or licensing check from October 1, 2026 (91 FR 34655 (FR Doc. 2026-11435)), and the state adds its own fee.

Why do screening companies quote $30 to $100 or more?

Because a screening company’s price is the second layer: its service fee on top of the government fees. It covers the searches, the calls to past employers and schools, the report, and the company’s margin. No law sets that fee, so it varies by vendor and by package. This page lists only the government fees; compare a quote against them to see what the service fee is.

Can I make the applicant pay?

No federal law found forbids it. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is silent on who pays (15 U.S.C. § 1681j), and DOT’s drug testing rules take no position on it (49 CFR 40.173(c)). 33 states have a rule, most often on medical exams and drug tests the employer requires; see Can you charge the applicant? above and your state’s page.

Does the applicant get a free copy of the report?

Yes, after an adverse action. If the applicant asks within 60 days of the adverse action notice, the consumer reporting agency must give the file free (15 U.S.C. 1681j(b)), and the notice must say so (15 U.S.C. 1681m(a)(3)(C)). Nationwide agencies also give one free disclosure every 12 months (15 U.S.C. 1681j(a)(1)(A)). For other requests the agency may charge up to $16.00 in 2026 (CFPB, Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosures, FR Doc. 2025-22772 (Dec. 15, 2025), effective January 1, 2026). The steps: The adverse action process.

Sources

• 91 FR 34655 (FR Doc. 2026-11435), FBI user fee schedule from October 1, 2026
• 28 CFR 16.33 (eCFR, current to October 30, 2026), Identity History Summary fee
• 15 U.S.C. § 1681j, free file disclosure and the fee cap
• 15 U.S.C. § 1681m, the adverse action notice
• CFPB, Fair Credit Reporting Act Disclosures, FR Doc. 2025-22772 (Dec. 15, 2025), effective January 1, 2026, the 2026 maximum charge
• DHS, Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens (proposed rule), 91 FR 34352, at 34376 (June 5, 2026), FR Doc. 2026-11285, E-Verify
• 49 CFR 40.173(c), DOT drug tests, who pays
• FMCSA Clearinghouse FAQ, 'How much does it cost to conduct limited and full queries in the Clearinghouse?' (last updated Jan. 8, 2020), FMCSA Clearinghouse queries
• FMCSA PSP site (psp.fmcsa.dot.gov), driver page text, FMCSA PSP records
• Judiciary, Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule (effective Jan. 1, 2020), PACER fees
• 49 CFR 40.173(c), DOT drug test procedure

State sources: each line in the estimator and each row in the tables links the agency page or law behind it.

Last reviewed November 3, 2026 · General information, not legal advice.