What if I never send the offer?
Then the criminal report is never ordered, and in states that tie the fee to its cost the applicant is refunded the part of the fee set aside for it.
From the guide Criminal History, Conditional Offers & Fair-Chance Laws.
Step 1: everything except criminal history
In a two-step place you request the other reports as usual — credit, and eviction history where it is allowed. If you also choose criminal history “after a conditional offer”, it is priced into the applicant’s fee but not ordered. If the second step never happens, that part of the fee is refunded where the state ties the fee to its cost.
Read the whole guide: Criminal History, Conditional Offers & Fair-Chance Laws