Criminal History Record Repositories
You should contact repositories directly to determine whether information has changed.
Federal
FBI-Federal Bureau of Investigation http://www.fbi.gov/
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/background-checks
Alabama
Alabama Bureau of Investigation, Identification Unit, P.O. Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
(334) 242-4244
http://dps.alabama.gov/Home/wfContent.aspx?ID=20&ID2=60&PLH1=plhSBI-IdentificationUnit
Alaska
Dept. of Public Safety, Records & Identification, 5700 E. Tudar Road, Anchorage, AK 99507
(907) 269-5765
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Statewide/background/
Arizona
Criminal History Records, PO Box 18450, Phoenix, AZ 85005
(602) 223-227
https://www.azdps.gov/services/public/records/criminal
Arkansas
Arkansas State Police, Attn: ID Bureau, #1 State Police Plaza Drive, Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 618-8500
https://www.ark.org/criminal/
California
California Department of Justice, Bureau of Criminal Identification & Information, Attn: Record Review Unit, Sacramento, CA 94203-4170
(916) 227-3835
https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints/security
Colorado
CO Bureau of Investigation, Crime Information Center, 690 Kipling Street, #3000, Denver, CO 80215
(303) 239-4208
https://www.cbirecordscheck.com/
Connecticut
State Police Bureau of Identification, P.O. Box 2794, Middletown, CT 06459-9294
(860) 685-8480
http://www.ct.gov/dps Choose State Police, then Reports/Records
Delaware
State Police Hdqts. Attn: S.B.I., P.O. Box 430, Dover, DE 19903-0430
(302) 739-2134
http://dsp.delaware.gov/state_bureau_of_identification.shtml
Florida
FL Dept. of Law Enforcement, Attn: Criminal Record Inquiry, P.O. Box 1489, Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 410-8109
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/Criminal-History-Records/Obtaining-Criminal-History-Information.aspx
Georgia
GA Crime Information Center, AFIS/Applicant Team, P.O. Box 370748, Decatur, GA 30037-0748
(404) 244-2639 or gacriminalhistory@gbi.state.ga.us
https://gbi.georgia.gov/obtaining-criminal-history-record-information
Hawaii
Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, 465 S. King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 587-3100
http://ag.hawaii.gov/hcjdc/criminal-history-records-check/
Idaho
Idaho Bureau of Criminal ID, 700 S Stratford Dr Ste 120 Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 884-7130
https://isp.idaho.gov/BCI/
Illinois
Illinois State Police Processing Unit, Bureau of Identification, 260 N. Chicago, Joliet, IL 60431-1060
815-740-5160
http://www.isp.state.il.us/crimhistory/chri.cfm
Indiana
Indiana State Police, Indiana Govt. Cntr. North Bldg., Central Records Div., 100 N. Senate Ave., Rm. N302, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-8262
http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/isp-lch/
Iowa
Iowa Div. of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Identification, 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 725-6066
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/DCI/supportoperations/crimhistory/obtain_records.shtml
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 1620 Southwest Tyler, Topeka, KS 66612-1837
(785) 296-2454
http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/criminalhistory/
Kentucky
Kentucky State Police, Records Section, Kentucky State Police 919 Versailles Road Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 782-9781
http://kentuckystatepolice.org/background_checks.html
Louisiana
Bureau of Criminal Identification & Information, PO Box 66614, #A-6, Baton Rouge, LA 70896-6614
(225) 925-6095
http://www.lsp.org/technical.html#criminal
Maine
Maine State Police, Bureau of Identification, 36 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04330-6514
(207) 624-7009
http://www10.informe.org/PCR/
Maryland
CJIS- Central Repository, PO Box 32708, Pikesville, MD 21282-2708
(410) 764-4501
http://www.dpscs.state.md.us/publicservs/bgchecks.shtml
Massachusetts
200 Arlington Street Suite 2200 Chelsea, MA 02150
Criminal History Systems Board, CORI Unit
(617) 660-4640
http://www.mass.gov/chsb/ Search term: CORI; Choose CORI Forms & Applications; Choose Personal CORI Request Form
Michigan
Michigan State Police, Central Record Division, Identification Section, 7150 Harris Drive, Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 322-5531
http://www.michigan.gov/ichat
Minnesota
Dept. of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Attn: CCH/ID, 1246 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104-4197
(651) 642-0670
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/Pages/criminal-history.aspx
Mississippi
Criminal Information Center, PO Box 958, Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 933-2600
https://www.dps.state.ms.us/crime-investigation/bureau-of-investigation/28808-2/
Missouri
State Highway Patrol, Criminal Records and Identification Division., 1510 East Elm, P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 526-6153
https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/crimRecChk.html
Montana
State of Montana Department of Justice, Attn: Criminal History Records, PO Box 201403, Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-3625
https://dojmt.gov/enforcement/background-checks/
Nebraska
State Patrol Hdqts., Attn: CID Division, P.O. Box 94907, Lincoln, NE 68509-4907
(402) 479-4924 or (402) 479-4978
https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/vnews/display.v/SEC/Services%7CCriminal%20History%20Record%20Requests
Nevada
Nevada Dept. of Public Safety, Records and Identification, 808 West Nye Lane, Carson City, NV 89703
(775) 687-1600
http://gsd.nv.gov/FeesForms/Fingerprints/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of State Police, Central Repository for Criminal Records, 33 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03305
(603) 223-3867
https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/crimrecords/index.html
New Jersey
NJ State Police Criminal Information Unit, P.O. Box 7068, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0068
(609) 882-2000
http://www.njsp.org/criminal-history-records/
New Mexico
NM Dept. of Public Safety Records Bureau, P.O. Box 1628, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628
(505) 827-9181
http://www.dps.state.nm.us/index.php/criminal-history-records/
New York
Record Review Unit, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, 4 Tower Place, Albany, NY 12203-3764
(518) 485-7675
http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ojis/recordreview.htm
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Safety 512 North Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604
919-733-2126
https://www.ncdps.gov/Our-Organization/Law-Enforcement/State-Bureau-of-Investigation/Units/Criminal-Information-and-Identification
North Dakota
Criminal Investigations, Office of Attorney General, P.O. Box 1054, Bismarck, ND 58502-1054
(701) 328-5500
https://attorneygeneral.nd.gov/public-safety/criminal-history-records/requesting-criminal-history-record-check
Ohio
Bureau of Criminal Identification, P.O. Box 365, London, OH 43140
(740) 845-2000
http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Bureau-of-Criminal-Investigation/Identification-Division/Livescan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Criminal History Reporting Unit, 6600 N. Harvey, Bldg. 6, Ste. 300, Oklahoma City, OK 73116
(405) 848-6724
https://www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/
Oregon
Oregon State Police, Identification Services Section, Unit 11, P.O. Box 4395, Portland, OR 97208-4395
(503) 378-3070
http://www.oregon.gov/osp/PRR/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania
Dir., Records/ID Division, Attn: Central Repository, 1800 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 783-9144 or (717) 783-9973
http://www.psp.pa.gov/Pages/Request-a-Criminal-History-Record.aspx
Rhode Island
Dept. of Attorney General, 150 South Main Street, Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-4400 {Ask for BCI Unit}
http://www.riag.ri.gov/homeboxes/BackgroundChecks.php
South Carolina
South Carolina Law Enforcement, Attn: Central Records Repository, P.O.Box 21398, Columbia, SC 29221-1398
(803) 737-9000
https://catch.sled.sc.gov/Default.aspx
South Dakota
Division of Criminal Investigation, 500 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-3331
http://dci.sd.gov/administration/id/cch.htm
Tennessee
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 901 R S Gass Blvd., Nashville, TN 37216
(615) 744-4000
https://www.tn.gov/tbi/article/background-checks
Texas
DPS Crime Records Service, P.O. Box 15999, Austin, TX 78761-5999
(512) 424-2079
https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/dpswebsite/criminalhistory/
Utah
Bureau of Criminal Identification
3888 West 5400 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84129
Phone: 801-965-4445 Fax: 801-965-4749
https://bci.utah.gov/criminal-records/
Vermont
Record Check Section
Tina Healy
45 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671-1300
(802) 241-5157
http://vcic.vermont.gov/ch-information/record-checks
Virginia
Virginia State Police Records Management, Central Criminal Records Exchange, P.O. Box 85076, Richmond, VA 23261-5076
(804) 323-2269
http://www.vsp.state.va.us/CJIS_Criminal_Record_Check.shtm
Washington
Washington State Patrol, ID/Criminal History Section, P.O. Box 42633, Olympia, WA 98504-2633
(360) 705-5100
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/crimhist.htm
Washington, DC
Metropolitan Police Department – Arrest and Criminal History Section, ATTN: Police Clearances, 300 Indiana Avenue NW, Room 3055, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 727-1000
https://mpdc.dc.gov/service/police-clearances-arrest-and-criminal-history-section
West Virginia
West Virginia State Police Records Division, Criminal Identification Bureau, 725 Jefferson Road, South Charleston, WV 25309-1698
(304) 746-2170
http://www.wvsp.gov/Criminal%20Records/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin
Crime Information Bureau Dept. of Justice, Attn: Record Check Unit, P.O. Box 2688, Madison, WI 53701-2688
(608) 266-5764
https://www.doj.state.wi.us/dles/cib/background-check-criminal-history-information
Wyoming
State of Wyoming Office of Attorney General, Div. of Criminal Identification, 316 W. 22nd Street, Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-5614/7513/7707/5814
http://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-criminal-justice-information-systems-section