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I can see at least one legitimate reason for doing a check like this. Government agencies are not always the best at posting correct records, documents, etc. For example, I have known of people who have received deferred adjudication for a crime, successfully fulfilled their probation, and thought that the charge went away as it should have. However, because the proper documents were not filed in the right place, or at all, charges might still show pending, or even show a conviction because there is no record of successful completion of conditions.
Also, there might be someone with a similar name whose criminal record shows up on your background check.
These are just a couple of reasons why regular folks would want to know what the government says about them in the records.
If the government has information on me, I should be able to find out what it is.