Originally Posted by waterskisabersw

It's been a while since I read 111 or PRIA, but whether it's 5 or 10 years, a hiring company is only required to request the records for that time period. They can request further back if they chose, and can give as much or as little credence or thought to the records they receive as they desire.

In other words, they can request 30 years of records and proceed to throw the unopened envelopes directly into the shredder.