Does DoorDash hire people with felonies?

What DoorDash has said

DoorDash says every Dasher must verify their identity and pass a background check run through third-party providers, including Checkr, before they can dash. The check covers criminal history, plus a motor vehicle report for people who deliver by car or other motor vehicle. DoorDash hasn't published which offenses disqualify or how many years back it looks. It says it reruns checks for some Dashers and that Checkr's continuous check can report new offenses.

• Publishes how its check works

  DoorDash's help center names Checkr, explains what the check covers, gives typical turnaround times and describes how to dispute results or send added context for DoorDash to consider.¹

Does DoorDash do background checks?

DoorDash runs background checks during onboarding. Every new Dasher verifies identity with a government ID and is screened using their Social Security number; Dashers are also asked for live selfies later to re-confirm identity. People who deliver only by bicycle don't need a motor vehicle report. If results come back as 'Consider', DoorDash says its review usually takes about 5 business days; after a pre-adverse action notice, applicants have 14 days to dispute errors with Checkr or send DoorDash added context.^1,2

• Criminal history
• Driving record
• Identity

DoorDash names Checkr as its screening company. You can ask Checkr for a copy of any report it prepares about you.^1,2

How long it takes: DoorDash says most checks finish within a day; the process can take 5–7 business days, and DMV or county court delays can stretch it to one to two weeks.¹

• How Checkr checks work: status, timing and disputes
• How long a background check takes

DoorDash's published screening rules

Screening company

Checkr

Minimum age

18

Checks after you start

partial: DoorDash says it reruns checks for thousands of Dashers each week and that Checkr's continuous check can report new offenses; it doesn't say this covers every Dasher

Read DoorDash's full criteria

Does DoorDash drug test?

DoorDash hasn't published a drug testing policy. Some job postings say whether a test is required, so check the listing for the role you want.

Rules for specific jobs

• Dashers (independent contractor delivery)

  DoorDash's minimum age is 18 in most states, 19 in a list of states that includes Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas, and 21 for new applicants in California. Car delivery requires a valid driver's license and personal auto insurance.³

• Active Dashers

  DoorDash's platform access policy filed in Colorado says a Dasher can be denied access or deactivated for failing identity verification or screening criteria at sign-up or at any time afterward.⁴

Your rights, and how far back a check can go

• Under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), an employer must get your written permission before it gets a background report about you from a background screening company.^5,6,7
• Before an employer decides not to hire, keep, or promote you because of something in a background report, it must give you a copy of the report and a document called "A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act."^5,6
• You have the right to dispute inaccurate or incomplete information in your background report directly with the company that made it.^5,8
• The FCRA's seven-year limit does not apply to criminal convictions, so under federal law a conviction can show up on a background report no matter how old it is.^9,10
• Under the FCRA, background and credit reports generally cannot include arrest records, civil lawsuits, or civil judgments that are more than seven years old (or older than the statute of limitations, if that is longer).^9,11

Your full background check rights

Before you apply

• You can ask a background screening company for the information it has on you, and the CFPB keeps a list of consumer reporting companies, including employment screening companies, with their contact details.^5,8,12
• According to the Clean Slate Initiative, 14 states and Washington, D.C. have passed Clean Slate laws that meet its criteria for automatically clearing eligible records: Pennsylvania, Utah, New Jersey, Connecticut, Michigan, Delaware, Virginia, California, Oklahoma, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Illinois, and Missouri, plus D.C.¹³
• The Federal Bonding Program, run by the U.S. Department of Labor, lets states give employers free fidelity bonds that protect them against losses from a newly hired worker's dishonest acts, for job seekers with past justice involvement or in recovery from substance use.^14,15

See whether you can clear your record in your state