What to Gather Before Requesting a Nationwide Skip Trace

If you are a law firm, property manager, or other client preparing a nationwide skip-tracing request, gather the details below before completing the nationwide skip-tracing intake. This checklist is about preparing a locate request: identifying the person, explaining the purpose and requested use, and confirming your authorization to submit.

Nationwide skip-trace request checklist

1. Requester contact details. Have the requester's full name, email address, and phone number ready. If you are submitting in a professional capacity, be prepared to explain your role if 3SA asks a follow-up question.
2. The person's core identifiers. Organize the person's full name, date of birth, and last known address. Check spelling and dates against information you can verify, and mark anything you are unsure about.
3. Additional identifiers. Gather known states of residence, prior addresses, employer, vehicle details, aliases, or other relevant details. Add enough context to distinguish the person from someone with a similar name, and label estimates as estimates.
4. Lawful purpose and requested use. Be ready to describe why you need the locate and how the information will be used. The intake asks that all requests be for lawful purposes and may prompt follow-up questions before the engagement is confirmed.
5. Timing needs. Note any date that matters to your matter and select the urgency option that best reflects your needs in the intake. An urgency selection is not a guaranteed completion date.
6. Authorization to submit. Confirm you are authorized to make the request. The intake asks you to attest that the request is for a lawful purpose, authorize 3SA Silver Stiletto Security Agency LLC to conduct skip tracing on the named person across all 50 states, and acknowledge the 3SA Privacy Policy.

Use the intake fields to provide accurate information to the best of your knowledge. Share details that are relevant to the locate request and that you are authorized to provide. If a detail is approximate, label it that way instead of presenting it as confirmed.

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Keep the request focused

This preparation guide is for a person-locate request. It is distinct from a background-check request, which concerns screening research, and from a remote consultation, which is a conversation about a concern or possible next steps. Use the nationwide skip-tracing intake for the request itself and describe the intended use plainly.

The intake describes nationwide skip tracing across all 50 states. A complete, clearly labeled request gives 3SA the context submitted for review; it does not guarantee that a match, location, or other particular result will be available.

This checklist is operational preparation guidance, not legal advice. Consult your own counsel about the lawful use of information, authorization requirements, and obligations specific to your matter.