Criminal Record Checks in Every State (2026)
Which agency keeps criminal history records in each state and DC, and how to request a copy of your own record.
| State | Getting a copy of your criminal record |
|---|---|
| Alabama | The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Criminal Records and Identification Unit, keeps the state criminal history record. To review your own record, complete the ALEA Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record Information (ALEA CJIS Form 46), signed before two witnesses or notarized, and mail it with a copy of a valid photo ID, a set of your own fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency on an FBI applicant card, and a $25.00 administrative fee (cashier's check or money order only; personal and business checks are not accepted) to ALEA, Criminal Records and Identification Unit, ATTN: Background Checks, P.O. Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-1511. Allow at least 4-5 weeks. Errors can be challenged with Appendix A of the same form (not used for expungements). Questions: 334-676-7700. ALEA CJIS Form 46, Application to Review/Challenge Alabama Criminal History Record (rev. 3-8-2023) |
| Alaska | The Alaska Department of Public Safety, Criminal Records and Identification Bureau, keeps the Alaska Central Repository of criminal history, and the subject of a record may view or buy a copy of it. A name-based check costs $20: mail the completed form for criminal justice information requested by the record subject with a check or money order, or apply in person at a DPS walk-in location; DPS also offers a secure online name-based request. A fingerprint-based check costs $35 and checks Alaska records only; prints must be on a standard FD-258 card. Mailing address: Criminal Records & Identification Bureau, Department of Public Safety, 5700 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. Your FBI record is obtained separately by contacting the FBI directly. Alaska Department of Public Safety, Background Check Requests |
| Arizona | The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Central State Repository keeps Arizona criminal history records, and under A.R.S. 41-1750 the subject of a record may review it to check its accuracy and completeness. Have a full set of rolled fingerprints taken by an official at a law enforcement agency, with your identifying information and "RECORD REVIEW" written as the reason fingerprinted; complete the Record Review Contact Information Sheet; and mail them to AZDPS Central State Repository Section, P.O. Box 18450, Mail Drop 3110, Phoenix, AZ 85005-8450. A copy of any existing Arizona record is mailed (or emailed, if you give an address) within about two weeks. Questions: (602) 223-2229. Arizona Department of Public Safety, Record Review Packet (2024) |
| Arkansas | The Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau keeps the state criminal history record. For an Arkansas background check, send a completed Individual Record Check Request Form (ASP-122) with a $25.00 check or money order payable to the Arkansas State Police (no cash); a fingerprint card is not required for an Arkansas-only check. Mail requests must include a self-addressed envelope with return postage. Send to Arkansas State Police, ID Bureau, 1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209; phone 501-618-8500. The record subject may challenge its completeness or accuracy under 28 CFR 16.34 and/or Ark. Code 12-12-1013. Arkansas State Police, Identification Bureau, Individual Record Check Request Form ASP-122 (eff. 09/21/2022) |
| California | The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Analysis, provides copies of your own state criminal record. California residents complete Live Scan form BCIA 8016RR (type of application: "Record Review") and are fingerprinted at a Live Scan site; DOJ charges a $25 processing fee (plus the site's rolling fee), and a fee waiver can be requested. Out-of-state residents mail form BCIA 8705 with an FD-258 fingerprint card and payment payable to "California Department of Justice" to DOJ, Record Review & Challenge Section, P.O. Box 160207, Sacramento, CA 95816-0207. Errors can be disputed with form BCIA 8706 (Claim of Alleged Inaccuracy or Incompleteness). Records obtained for personal review cannot be used for visa/immigration purposes. California DOJ, Office of the Attorney General, Record Review |
| Connecticut | The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), State Police Bureau of Identification, keeps Connecticut criminal history records. Mail a request on form DPS-0846-C to DESPP, State Police Bureau of Identification, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457 (U.S. mail only; no email, fax, drop-off or pick-up). The fee is $75 for a State Criminal History Check; fingerprinting, if needed, must be done by a law enforcement agency (DESPP charges $15, by appointment Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., or through your local police department). Fees are paid separately by check, money order or exact cash. Phone: (860) 685-8480. The page says a Federal Criminal History Check is available only in accordance with an applicable state statute or federal act. Connecticut DESPP, State Police Bureau of Identification |
| Delaware | The Delaware State Police State Bureau of Identification (SBI) issues certified state criminal history reports, obtained through fingerprints with acceptable identification. For a personal copy, use service code 27RVGT (issued only to the requesting citizen, and not valid for employers or other agencies); the fee for a certified State of Delaware criminal history is $72.00. Schedule through the IdentoGO enrollment site and go to SBI Dover (600 S. Bay Road, Dover), SBI Georgetown (546 S. Bedford Street, Georgetown) or a partner location. Questions: (302) 739-5884. A combined state and federal check ($85.00) must be mandated by law. Delaware State Police, Obtaining a Certified Criminal History |
| District of Columbia | The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Arrest and Criminal History Section issues police clearances, and you can only request information about yourself (age 18 or older). In person, complete PD Form 70 (Criminal History Request) at 441 4th Street NW, Room 550 South, Washington, DC 20001 ((202) 727-4245); the fee is $7, by cash or credit card (no money orders or personal checks), with a driver's license or non-driver ID, or an original birth certificate plus Social Security card. Option A lists all adult arrests regardless of outcome (used for sealing or expungement); Option B lists adult convictions with completed sentences in the past 10 years. By mail, send a notarized request letter, a copy of your ID, a self-addressed stamped envelope and a $7 money order payable to the DC Treasurer to the same address; allow about six weeks. Metropolitan Police Department, Police Clearances (Arrest and Criminal History Section) |
| Georgia | The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) keeps the state criminal history. A name-based copy is available from most sheriff's offices and police departments (GCIC itself does not run name-based checks). For a fingerprint-based record, Georgia residents register through the GAPS (IdentoGO) website, which collects the fee and lists fingerprint locations; bring a valid photo ID, and results are typically available in 24-48 hours. Registration help: GCIC (404) 244-2639, option 2; GCIC's lobby office offers record inspection by appointment only (option 1). Inaccurate records can be challenged by fingerprint submission to GCIC, P.O. Box 370808, Decatur, GA 30037-0808. Your national record is requested separately from the FBI. Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Obtaining Criminal History Record Information FAQ |
| Hawaii | The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC), part of the Department of the Attorney General, keeps the statewide criminal history system. Its Access & Review service lets you review your own full State of Hawaii arrest record for personal use only (it may not be given to a third party). Fingerprints are required: in-office review costs $55 and is by appointment only, with fingerprints taken at HCJDC; by-mail review costs $35 plus any fingerprinting fee charged by your local law enforcement agency. No cash; money orders and cashier's checks are payable to "State of Hawaii" (cards carry a 3% fee). Turnaround is 3-5 business days. Phone: (808) 587-3279. Separately, adult conviction information is public on the eCrim website. Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, Other Services (Access & Review) |
| Idaho | The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) keeps Idaho criminal history records (Idaho records only, not other states, FBI or federal convictions). For a personal name-based check, submit the Name-Based Criminal Background Check Form with the Payment Authorization Form and a $20.00 fee (results are not notarized). For a fingerprint-based check (notarized on request), submit an applicant fingerprint card, the Fingerprint Based Criminal Background Check Form, the Payment Authorization Form and a $25.00 fee; fingerprinting is available only at ISP headquarters in Meridian ($10 first card, $5 each additional), no appointment needed. Mail or hand-deliver to BCI, 700 S. Stratford Dr., Suite 120, Meridian, ID 83642. Emailed requests are not processed. Questions: AppUnit@isp.idaho.gov or 208-884-7130, option 1. When challenging a record, the fingerprint-based check is free. Idaho State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification, Fingerprinting & Background Checks; Criminal History |
| Illinois | The Illinois State Police Bureau of Identification provides your own Illinois criminal history through the Access and Review process: go during business hours to any Illinois law enforcement or correctional facility or a licensed fingerprint vendor, which takes your fingerprints and identification and sends them to ISP. ISP mails your transcript (or a no-record statement) to you or to the facility (documents not picked up within 45 days are destroyed), together with a Record Challenge form for disputing errors; ISP responds to challenges in writing. ISP charges no fee for Access and Review or Record Challenge, but the fingerprinting agency may charge a processing fee. ISP lists FBI requests separately. Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification, What's on My Record |
| Indiana | The Indiana State Police keeps Indiana criminal history records. A Limited Criminal History (felonies and misdemeanor arrests in Indiana only, matched by name and date of birth) can be requested online or by mailing the request form with a money order payable to the State of Indiana to Indiana State Police, Criminal History Limited Check, P.O. Box 6188, Indianapolis, IN 46206-6188. ISP recommends its fingerprint-based National Full Criminal History for the most complete report, and offers a separate Challenge My Record process for disputing errors. Indiana State Police, Get Limited Criminal History |
| Iowa | The Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), runs Iowa criminal history record checks (Iowa criminal history held by DCI). Submit a Request Form and Billing Form online through Iowa Record Check Online, or by mail, fax or email, or in person at the Oran Pape State Office Building, 215 E 7th St, Des Moines, IA 50319 (8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon-Fri, with government photo ID; immediate results are available in person only when you request your own record). Requests need first and last name and exact date of birth. The fee is $15 per last name; cash, checks, money orders and MasterCard, Visa or Discover are accepted. Phone requests are not accepted; questions: 515-725-6066. Iowa Department of Public Safety, DCI, Record Check Forms |
| Kansas | The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), Criminal History Records Section, keeps the Kansas central repository. For your complete record (including arrests without convictions, diversions, expungements and juvenile data), have your fingerprints taken on an FBI Personal Identification card (FD-353, or FD-258 if unavailable) by local police or sheriff (who may charge a fee) or by the KBI in Topeka by appointment ($10, no cash, 785-296-4038); write a letter identifying yourself, stating your reason and giving the mailing address for the response; and mail it with the $45.00 fee (check or money order) to Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Attn: Criminal History Records Section, 1620 SW Tyler, Topeka, KS 66612-1837 (do not crease or staple the card). An online name-based check ($30.00) shows only adult convictions. Errors can be corrected by letter to the same address with supporting documents. Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Criminal History Record Search (kansas.gov) |
| Kentucky | The Kentucky State Police Records Division provides name-based Kentucky adult criminal history checks (no fingerprints) by mail or walk-in, with the person's permission; the fee is $20 by check or money order payable to the KY State Treasurer, and mail requests take about 10 business days. The Records Division is temporarily at 1050 US 127, Frankfort, KY 40601 during renovation of its Louisville Road office; phone 502-227-8700. Request forms are on the KSP Background Check Forms page. KSP notes that the FBI separately lets members of the public obtain their own national criminal history for record review by fingerprints (IdentoGO locations in Kentucky). Kentucky State Police, Background Checks |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Police, Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, keeps state criminal history records. To get a copy of your own record, use the Right to Review form with your fingerprints. In person at LSP Headquarters the fees are a $10 fingerprint fee and a $31 processing fee (two separate money orders, cashier's checks or business checks, or a credit card). By mail, send the form with two FBI FD-258 fingerprint cards and a $31 money order, cashier's check or business check to LSP Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information, P.O. Box 66614 - Box A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896. Louisiana State Police, Right to Review form (revised 9/24/2024) |
| Maine | The Maine State Bureau of Identification (SBI), part of the Maine State Police, keeps Maine criminal history records. You can request a name-and-date-of-birth check online through the Department of Public Safety's criminal history request service; the fee is $31 ($21 for InforME subscribers) and is charged whether or not a record is found. Name-based results are possible matches only; a fingerprint-based check, submitted directly to SBI with results mailed to you, is the only way to positively match a record to you, and costs the same fee. SBI: State House Station #42, Augusta, ME 04333-0042; in person at 45 Commerce Drive, Suite 1, Augusta; (207) 624-7240, Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm. You can ask SBI to correct a record under 16 M.R.S. 709. The online service does not provide FBI or other-state checks; contact SBI about those. Maine State Police / State Bureau of Identification, Criminal History Record Request FAQ |
| Maryland | Maryland criminal history records are kept by the CJIS Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS). Requesting your own record (an Individual Review) is a two-part process: submit the CJIS 015 form to the Central Repository with the $18.00 Individual Review fee, and be fingerprinted, since state law requires fingerprints for each background check. The CJIS Fingerprinting Office is at 6776 Reisterstown Road, 1st Floor, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Results of the state check are usually mailed within 10 working days. For a nationwide check on yourself, contact the FBI. Maryland DPSCS, Criminal Justice Information Services FAQ |
| Minnesota | The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) keeps state criminal history records. Public criminal history records can be searched on the Minnesota Public Criminal History website. To get a copy of your own record returned to you (for housing, employment, licensing, a name change or international travel), complete the BCA's personal request form, sign it in front of a notary, pay the applicable fee (check, money order or cash; credit cards in person with a service fee), and submit it by U.S. mail or in person at BCA headquarters, CHA Unit, 1430 Maryland Ave. E., St. Paul, MN 55106. You can also request your own record through a data request; if your record was affected by the Clean Slate Act or Adult Use Cannabis Act, a data request can return your complete record including sealed offenses. Minnesota BCA, Obtaining my own criminal history record for my own use |
| Mississippi | The Mississippi Department of Public Safety's Criminal Information Center keeps state criminal history records. DPS offers an online Name-Based Background Check that only the person the record belongs to can start or authorize; businesses and other third parties cannot request it. Each request costs $32.00, payable by Visa, Mastercard, Discover or American Express credit or debit card. Results can be sent to you or released to a third party you name (by mail or fax), and requests may take up to 30 calendar days. Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Name-Based Background Check |
| Missouri | The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division keeps Missouri criminal history records, available through the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS). A name-based search costs $16.00 (plus an online convenience fee; $5.00 more for a notarized response) and returns a possible match showing only open records. A fingerprint-based search returns a positive match with closed and open records: schedule a livescan appointment through the MACHS Fingerprint Search Portal or call IDEMIA at (844) 543-9712; the state fee is $20.00 plus IDEMIA's service fee, and results are usually mailed in 7-10 business days. Applicants outside Missouri can mail an FBI FD-258 fingerprint card with fees (check or money order to "State of Missouri - Criminal Record System Fund") to Missouri State Highway Patrol, CJIS Division, P.O. Box 9500, Jefferson City, MO 65102-9500 (about 4-6 weeks). Questions: (573) 526-6153. An FBI Identity History Summary is a separate request made to the FBI. Missouri State Highway Patrol, Criminal Record Check |
| Nebraska | The Nebraska State Patrol's Criminal Identification Division keeps Nebraska criminal history records. You can request a criminal history online for $45.00, or bring or mail a completed Criminal History Record Request (Form 752) with $45.00 (cashier's check, personal check or money order) to any NSP Troop Area office or to the Criminal Identification Division. Without a release signed before a notary by the subject of the report, only the public record is released. The state has up to three business days to respond; online results with no record appear within minutes, and reports remain available for 14 days. The name-based request does not include a national record. NSP: 4600 Innovation Drive, Lincoln, NE 68521; general information (402) 471-4545. Nebraska State Patrol, Criminal History Record Requests |
| Nevada | The Nevada Criminal History Repository (Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division) provides your own Nevada record, or proof that none exists; only the subject of the record may request it. Complete the Identification File Request form DPS-006, include one original FD-258 fingerprint card with all ten prints, taken, dated and signed by a certified fingerprinting technician, and pay $27.00 per person by money order or certified check to the Nevada Department of Public Safety (no personal checks or cash). Mail the packet to Department of Public Safety, Records, Communications and Compliance Division, 333 West Nye Lane #100, Carson City, NV 89706. Allow about 45 days. No fee is charged to sex trafficking victims under NRS 179.245. The repository cannot provide FBI or other-state records. Nevada DPS, To Obtain a Copy of Nevada Criminal History Records (DPS-006, rev. 7/2023) |
| New Jersey | The New Jersey State Police Criminal Information Unit provides your own New Jersey criminal history record (a Personal Record Request). Schedule fingerprinting with IDEMIA at an IdentoGO site online or at 1-877-503-5981, using service code 2F1BJG, and bring ID showing the home address you used. The fee is $45.73 (including a $15.73 vendor fee and sales tax), paid at the site. If a record exists, it is mailed to you; if none exists, you can download an official letter from the NJ portal within 24 to 72 hours using your IdentoGO PCN, last name and date of birth (available for 90 days). Results cover New Jersey records only. Questions: Criminal Information Unit, 609-882-2000 ext. 2302, CIU@njsp.gov. New Jersey State Police, Criminal History Record Information - NJ Residents |
| New Mexico | The New Mexico Department of Public Safety's Law Enforcement Records Bureau keeps state criminal history records. To get your own in-state record check, complete the DPS Authorization for Release of Information form legibly, have it notarized, and mail it with your original signature and a $15.00 money order or cashier's check payable to the Department of Public Safety to P.O. Box 1628, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628 (requests by mail only). Processing takes 7 to 15 working days. A Police Certificate of Good Standing (often needed for immigration) with the background check costs $33.00. Manual fingerprinting is available at DPS Headquarters in Santa Fe ($9.00 for the first two cards, $2.50 each additional; (505) 827-9181). New Mexico DPS, Fingerprinting and Background Checks |
| New York | The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is the only official source of New York criminal history records. To get your own record (a Record Review), schedule fingerprinting with IdentoGO online or at 877-472-6915 using service code 15464Z (suppressed record) or 15465F (unsuppressed record), and bring one acceptable ID. The fee is $17.50 in New York or $57.45 at an IdentoGO center outside New York (as of 2/2/2026); out-of-state applicants without a nearby center can use an FD-258 card taken by local police with IdentoGO's Cardscan service. If you cannot pay, request a fee waiver packet from the DCJS Records Review Unit, 80 South Swan St., 5th Floor, Albany, NY 12210. DCJS mails your response in three to four weeks (no in-person pickup); it explains how to challenge inaccurate information. New York DCJS, Record Review |
| North Carolina | The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) provides a fingerprint-based check of your own North Carolina record, called a Right to Review, using its Request for Access to Criminal History Record Information - Right to Review form (English and Spanish). The NC state check costs $14 and the result comes as a response letter on SBI letterhead. A national check is separate: request an Identity History Summary from the FBI (listed at $18) from the FBI CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306. NC State Bureau of Investigation, Personal Review |
| North Dakota | The North Dakota Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) keeps state criminal history records. Mail the original signed Request for Criminal History Record Information (SFN 50744) with a $15 check or money order payable to "ND Attorney General" (no cash by mail), or drop it off at the BCI office in Bismarck (check, money order or exact cash). Give full name including former names and aliases, date of birth, and a Social Security number, or fingerprints taken by local law enforcement for a fingerprint-based search. Processing takes about 7-10 business days. The request returns North Dakota records only; a national FBI check must generally be requested directly from the FBI. North Dakota Attorney General, Requesting a Criminal History Record Check |
| Ohio | Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI), part of the Ohio Attorney General's Office, runs civilian background checks. In Ohio, fingerprints are submitted electronically through a WebCheck location (find one on the WebCheck Community Listing). Out of state, BCI points to electronic fingerprinting or a fingerprint card rolled by a local agency and mailed to the Attorney General's Office, with payment by mail or online. To get a copy of a previously completed BCI check, use BCI's background check copy procedure and copy request form. BCI processes FBI checks only for specific types of Ohio employment; for a personal FBI check, contact the FBI directly. BCI's Civilian Identification Department: 877-224-0043 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Ohio Attorney General, Background Check FAQs; WebCheck |
| Oklahoma | The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) handles criminal history record requests. The fastest route is CHIRP, OSBI's online portal for name-based checks (chirp.osbi.ok.gov); you need an email address and a credit card or bank account. You can also send OSBI's Criminal History Request Form by fax (405-879-2503, credit card only), by mail, or in person at OSBI, 6600 N. Harvey, Oklahoma City, OK 73116 (9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays). Requests must include at least full name and date of birth. Fingerprint-based checks require original fingerprint cards sent by mail or in person. OSBI lists fees of $15 (name-based) and $19 (fingerprint-based); under SB 1921 (74 O.S. 150.9), the fees rise to $20 and $25 effective November 1, 2026. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, How to Request a Criminal History Background Check; About CHIRP |
| Oregon | Oregon State Police (OSP), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division, provides a "Copy of Own Record." Send the request form, a hard-copy fingerprint card (blue FD-258, properly rolled; electronic or previously submitted prints aren't accepted) and the $33 fee (check or money order by mail; card in person in Salem) to Oregon State Police - CJIS Division, Unit 11, P O Box 4395, Portland, OR 97208-4395. Prints can be taken by local law enforcement, a fingerprinting service, or at OSP in Salem for $30. Processing generally takes 7-10 business days plus mail time. The result covers Oregon only; national records require a separate FBI request. Oregon State Police, Criminal History Record Checks |
| Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) let you see your own Pennsylvania criminal history record through an "Access and Review" request on form SP 4-170. The fee is $20, the request can only be made by mail, and the result can't be notarized. PSP checks cover Pennsylvania law enforcement records only, not federal records. (PSP's online PATCH system, $22, is used for criminal history checks on individuals, not Access and Review.) Pennsylvania State Police, Request a Criminal History Background Check |
| South Carolina | The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) provides South Carolina criminal record checks through SLED CATCH, a name-based search you can run online to view and print results ($25 non-refundable fee plus a $1 convenience fee; since July 1, 2026, online requests also carry a $1.43 service fee per $25 report). You can instead mail the Criminal Records Check Form with payment (business, certified or cashier's check or money order; no personal checks or cash) and a self-addressed stamped envelope to SLED Records Department, PO Box 21398, Columbia, SC 29221-1398. Results cover South Carolina only; SLED does fingerprint-based checks only when a statute requires it. Subjects have a right to correct erroneous criminal record information. Questions: SLED Public Dissemination Unit, 803-896-1443. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, SLED CATCH |
| South Dakota | The South Dakota Attorney General's Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) provides a personal, state-only criminal history check for $30 (no refunds). To request online, create an account, complete the Background Check Request Form, pay by card or bank account, print the receipt, and take it to a Livescan fingerprint machine in South Dakota within 10 days (other fingerprinting fees may apply). You can instead mail fingerprint cards with a check or money order. For a federal check on yourself, contact the FBI directly. South Dakota Attorney General, Background Checks |
| Tennessee | The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is the state's central repository for criminal history and runs a name-based Tennessee criminal history check through its TORIS (Open Records) unit. The result shows whether the person has a Tennessee record, and juvenile information is generally not included. If you checked yourself and dispute the result, send fingerprints taken by a local law enforcement agency, a letter saying you dispute the findings for a fingerprint comparison. TORIS Unit: 615-744-4057, tbi.toris@tn.gov; TBI, 901 R.S. Gass Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37216-2639. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, TORIS memorandum (January 2022) |
| Texas | The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Records Service is the repository for Texas criminal history. For a fingerprint-based "personal review" of your own record, schedule an appointment at a DPS FAST fingerprint location through IdentoGO (online or 1-888-467-2080, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Central) and bring a driver's license or other valid ID and payment; the record check is $15 plus a $10 FAST fingerprinting fee. Results may take about 10 business days. DPS also offers an online name-based conviction search. Status questions: 512-424-2365, option 6, or fingerprint.service@dps.texas.gov. DPS covers Texas records only; FBI records are handled by the FBI CJIS Division. Texas DPS, Crime Records Services FAQs |
| Utah | The Utah Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) lets you get a copy of your own Utah criminal history in person at its Taylorsville office (8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays) or by mailing the Criminal History Record Application with the fee. The fee is $20 (cash, personal check, VISA or MasterCard, money order or cashier's check). A valid government-issued photo ID must accompany the request; Utah Driving Privilege Cards are not accepted. You may obtain only your own record. BCI: 801-965-4445. Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification, Obtain a Copy of Your Own Criminal History Record |
| Vermont | The Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC), part of the Department of Public Safety, provides your own Vermont criminal record. In person at VCIC (8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. weekdays; walk-ins after 3:30 p.m. may wait until the next business day) bring two acceptable forms of ID; the fee is $30 per copy (exact change for cash; no personal checks). By mail, send the Request for Personal Criminal Record Check and a signed Notary form with a raised notary seal, a self-addressed stamped business envelope, and a $30 cashier's check or money order payable to the Department of Public Safety to Criminal Records Section, Vermont Crime Information Center, 45 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-1300. If you don't need a notarized check, use the online Vermont Criminal Conviction Record Internet Service (VCCRIS). VCIC: 802-244-8727. Vermont Crime Information Center, My Own Records |
| Virginia | Virginia State Police (VSP) provide Virginia criminal history record checks. Generate form SP-167 online, print it, have your signature notarized in Section 1, and mail it with payment to Virginia State Police, Civil & Applicant Records Exchange (CARE), 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23235 (one form per request). Normal turnaround is 15 business days after VSP receives it; there is no expedited service. VSP refers to $15 or $20 background checks. A national (FBI) check is a separate request through the FBI. Virginia State Police, Virginia Criminal History Record Check |
| Washington | The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Identification and Background Check Section keeps state criminal history. To inspect your complete record in person, go to WSP in Olympia (Helen Sommers Building, 106 11th Ave SW, Suite 1300; Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed noon-1 p.m.); there is no fee, but you must provide fingerprints. By mail, a copy of your full (non-conviction) record costs $12 with a fingerprint card, sent to Washington State Patrol, Identification and Background Check Section, PO Box 42633, Olympia, WA 98504-2633. WSP's online WATCH system returns a conviction-record check immediately for $11; conviction records by mail or in person cost $32 (name and date of birth) or $58 (fingerprints). Phone: (360) 534-2000. Washington State Patrol, Criminal History |
| West Virginia | The West Virginia State Police Criminal Records section handles state criminal history. Fingerprint-based background checks are not done at State Police headquarters or local law enforcement agencies; you must schedule an appointment with IdentoGO (www.identogo.com or 855-766-7746). WVSP Criminal Records: (304) 746-2418. West Virginia State Police, Criminal Records |
| Wisconsin | The Wisconsin Department of Justice keeps adult criminal history records, and anyone may pay a fee to request them online through the Wisconsin Online Record Check System (WORCS) at recordcheck.doj.wi.gov. By statute, each non-fingerprint record check costs $7, plus a $5 surcharge if you want a paper copy of the results. DOJ also publishes resources on reading a criminal record and challenging a criminal history record. Wisconsin DOJ, Criminal Background Check Resources; Wis. Stat. 165.82 |
| Wyoming | The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) offers a voluntary record check that lets any person get a criminal record check on themselves from Wyoming and the Western Identification Network states (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington). It requires an applicant fingerprint card (taken at DCI in Cheyenne by appointment, 307-777-7181, for $5, or at a local law enforcement agency; bring government-issued photo ID) and a $15 fee. Mail to DCI, Attn: ATS, 208 S. College Dr., Cheyenne, WY 82002. This does not include an FBI record check; contact the FBI directly for that. Wyoming DCI, ATS FAQ |
General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.