A level 2 background check is a comprehensive criminal background screening that involves searching state-level and federal criminal records, including arrests, convictions, and pending cases. It is a thorough investigation of an individuals criminal history, credit history, and more. Level 2 background checks are typically used in the hiring process for positions that require a high-level security clearance or positions that involve working with vulnerable populations, such as children or older adults. In Florida, a level 2 background check involves a national fingerprint-based check and a comprehensive Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and FBI checks. The FDLE describes a level 2 background check as a fingerprint-based background check that should be conducted on employees holding positions of trust and responsibility, such as those working with the elderly, children, and other vulnerable groups. The list of disqualifying offenses for a level 2 background check is long and includes sexual misconduct, adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation of aged persons and disabled individuals, solicitation and conspiracy to commit an offense listed above, murder, manslaughter of an elderly or a child, and more.