Background Check Consent template
What is a background check consent template?
Obtain an applicant's consent to conduct a background or reference check. This template comes with 2 signature fields and its date fields already positioned, so you can open it, edit the wording to match your own terms, add signers, and send it for signature without laying the document out yourself. It is available on every plan, including the free one.
What's already set up for you
The layout work is done. When you open this template, these fields are already placed on the page and assigned to a signer:
- 2 × Signature fields
- 2 × Date fields
- 1 page, with room for your company info box
How to use it
- Create a free account — the Free plan covers 3 documents a month at no cost.
- Open the background check consent template from your templates list.
- Replace the placeholder wording with your own terms.
- Add your company info box, then add the people who need to sign.
- Send it. Signers open a secure link and sign on any device — no account needed on their side.
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