State / TerritoryAlabama
Repository AgencyAlabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) – Criminal Records Identification Unit
Fee$15 per name search (via Alabama Background Check System; requires $95 annual subscription); $25 for personal review by fingerprint(state CHRI request; includes one copy)
State / TerritoryAlaska
Repository AgencyAlaska Dept. of Public Safety – Criminal Records & Identification (R&I) Bureau
Fee$20 per name based search (Alaska Criminal Justice Information Center)
State / TerritoryAmerican Samoa
Repository AgencyDept. of Public Safety (Commissioner of Public Safety)
FeeNo fee ($0) for police / criminal record checks
State / TerritoryArizona
Repository AgencyArizona Dept. of Public Safety (AZDPS) –Criminal History Records Section
FeeNo general name - based check (public access is limited – self record review by fingerprint is free; alternate court searches for out - of - state orgs)
State / TerritoryArkansas
Repository AgencyArkansas State Police – Identification Bureau (Criminal Records)
Fee$10 per name - based check by mail (or $11 online)
State / TerritoryCalifornia
Repository AgencyCalifornia Dept. of Justice – Criminal Justice Information Services (CalDOJ)
FeeN/A for public name search (California requires fingerprints for criminal history; no public name lookup)
State / TerritoryColorado
Repository AgencyColorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – Records Check Unit
Fee$6 per name search via Internet Criminal History Check (online ICHC); $13 for notarized mail - in CHRI request
State / TerritoryConnecticut
Repository AgencyDept. of Emergency Services & Public Protection – State Police Bureau of Identification
FeeNo direct public name query (judicial branch online lookup is separate; CT requires fingerprints for official check)
State / TerritoryDelaware
Repository AgencyDelaware State Police – State Bureau of Identification (SBI)
FeeN/A (no name - only check; all require fingerprints)
State / TerritoryDistrict of Columbia
Repository AgencyDC Metropolitan Police Department – Arrest & Criminal History Section
Fee$7 – Police Clearance letter (name - based; covers convictions ≤ 10 years or full arrest record for expungement)
State / TerritoryFlorida
Repository AgencyFlorida Dept. of Law Enforcement (FDLE) – Criminal Justice Information Services
Fee$24 per name - based search (Florida Criminal History Search via FDLE “Instant Search”)
State / TerritoryGeorgia
Repository AgencyGeorgia Bureau of Investigation – Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC)
FeeNo public name query via GCIC (must go through local law enforcement or use approved vendor; GA Felon Search ($15) is not comprehensive)
State / TerritoryGeorgia
Repository AgencyGeorgia Bureau of Investigation – Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC)
FeeNo public name query via GCIC (must go through local law enforcement or use an approved vendor; GA Felon Search ($15) is not comprehensive).
State / TerritoryGuam
Repository AgencySuperior Court of Guam – Guam Judicial Center (Criminal Records Office) (reports often obtained via Guam AG’s Office).
Fee$20 per Criminal History Clearance (certificate).
State / TerritoryHawaii
Repository AgencyHI Dept. of the Attorney General – Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center.
Fee$5.00 per online search + $12.00 for each printable result (Adult Criminal Conviction Information via “eCrim”) (total $17 for a certificate)
State / TerritoryIdaho
Repository AgencyIdaho State Police – Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI)
Fee$20.00 per name-based state records check
State / TerritoryIllinois
Repository AgencyIllinois State Police – Bureau of Identification
Fee$16 via mail or in-person (Uniform Conviction Information Act name-based check); $10 if done through electronic portal (for UCIA subscribers).
State / TerritoryIndiana
Repository AgencyIndiana State Police – Records Division
Fee$7.00 by mail (Limited Criminal History; $16.32 if requested online due to processing fee). (Certain qualified volunteers may be free or reduced)
State / TerritoryIowa
Repository AgencyIowa Dept. of Public Safety – Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
Fee$15.00 per last name request (Iowa Criminal History record, name and DOB search)
State / TerritoryKansas
Repository AgencyKansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) – Criminal History Record Section
Fee$20.00 per online name search (KBI Criminal History Search); $30 per mailed request (includes notarized result).
State / TerritoryKentucky
Repository AgencyKentucky State Police – Criminal Identification & Records Branch
Fee$25.00 per name-based check (Kentucky Administrative Office of Courts also offers online name checks for $25)
State / TerritoryLouisiana
Repository AgencyLA State Police – Bureau of Criminal Identification & Information
Fee$31.00 for state name-based “Internet Background Check” (includes $5 tech fee)
State / TerritoryMaine
Repository AgencyMaine State Police – State Bureau of Identification (SBI)
Fee$31.00 per request (public criminal history search via InforME) ($21 for in-state subscribers)
State / TerritoryMaryland
Repository AgencyMD Dept. of Public Safety & Correctional Services – CJIS Central Repository
Fee$18.00 for state-only record (for individual “Access Review”). (Note: general public name inquiries are not provided – MD relies on fingerprint process for official use)
State / TerritoryMassachusetts
Repository AgencyMA Dept. of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS)
Fee$25.00 per CORI request (standard Criminal Offender Record Information check)
State / TerritoryMichigan
Repository AgencyMI State Police – Criminal Justice Information Center (CJIC)
Fee$10.00 per search via ICHAT (Internet Criminal History Access Tool)
State / TerritoryMinnesota
Repository AgencyMN Dept. of Public Safety – Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA)
Fee$15.00 per Minnesota adult record check (general request); $8.00 if it’s one’s own record or for certain nonprofits.
State / TerritoryMississippi
Repository AgencyMS Dept. of Public Safety – Criminal Information Center
Fee$32.00 per Mississippi background check (state DPS repository request)
State / TerritoryMissouri
Repository AgencyMO State Highway Patrol – Criminal Records & Identification Division
Fee$14.00 per name-based search (Missouri open records; $14 online or via mailed form).
State / TerritoryMontana
Repository AgencyMontana Dept. of Justice – Justice Information Services Division
Fee$13.00 online name check (Montana-only convictions via CHOPRS); $11.50 if requested by mail.
State / TerritoryNebraska
Repository AgencyNebraska State Patrol – Criminal Identification Division
Fee$15.50 online name-based search (Nebraska only); $12.50 if by mail (per admin code).
State / TerritoryNevada
Repository AgencyNevada Dept. of Public Safety – Records, Comm. & Compliance Division
Fee$20.00 (Civil name-based background check through Central Repository; available in-state only).
State / TerritoryNew Hampshire
Repository AgencyNH State Police – Criminal Records Unit
Fee$25.00 per name-based check (State Police CHRI request, form DSSP-256)
State / TerritoryNew Jersey
Repository AgencyNJ State Police – Criminal Information Unit
Fee$20.00 for name-based NJ criminal history (Form SBI 212B online submission for employers with consent).
State / TerritoryNew Mexico
Repository AgencyNM Dept. of Public Safety – Criminal Records Unit
Fee$15.00 per record search (must submit signed authorization and money order)
State / TerritoryNew York
Repository AgencyNY State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) (Public alternative: NYS Office of Court Administration (OCA))
Fee$95.00 for statewide court records name search via OCA (convictions only).
State / TerritoryNorth Carolina
Repository AgencyNC State Bureau of Investigation – Identification Section
FeeNo general name check via SBI (State law restricts dissemination; public can obtain local court records or use third-party court database)
State / TerritoryNorth Dakota
Repository AgencyND Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI)
Fee$15.00 per name-based state check (must submit BCI request form with $15)
State / TerritoryNorthern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Repository AgencyCNMI Dept. of Public Safety (Records Bureau) or Clerk of Superior Court (alternate)
FeeNominal fee (police clearances often around $10–$20; court clearance certificates may be required – e.g. ≈$39 per UK report)
State / TerritoryOhio
Repository AgencyOhio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation (BCI)
FeeN/A for name-only (Ohio does not have a public name search; all use WebCheck fingerprint system or court records)
State / TerritoryOklahoma
Repository AgencyOklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI)
Fee$15.00 per name-based search (Oklahoma records)
State / TerritoryOregon
Repository AgencyOregon State Police – Identification Services Section (Open Records)
Fee$33.00 per request (Oregon Criminal History report)
State / TerritoryPennsylvania
Repository AgencyPennsylvania State Police – Bureau of Records & Information (PATCH System)
Fee$22.00 per search (Pennsylvania Access To Criminal History – PATCH)
State / TerritoryPuerto Rico
Repository AgencyPuerto Rico Police Bureau – Criminal Records Office (Certificado de Antecedentes Penales)
Fee$0.00 (No cost) – The Police Certificate of Penal Record in PR is free of charge
State / TerritoryRhode Island
Repository AgencyRI Department of Attorney General – Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI)
Fee$5.00 per state background check (BCI name check)
State / TerritorySouth Carolina
Repository AgencySC Law Enforcement Division (SLED) – Criminal Records Department
Fee$25.00 per name-based SLED records search (standard). ($8.00 for qualified charitable organizations)
State / TerritorySouth Dakota
Repository AgencySD Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) – Identification Section
FeeNo public name search (SD requires fingerprint for criminal history except for courthouse searches)
State / TerritoryTennessee
Repository AgencyTN Bureau of Investigation (TBI) – Information Systems (Identification)
Fee$29.00 Tennessee-only name check (TBI “TN Criminal History” online portal)
State / TerritoryTexas
Repository AgencyTX Dept. of Public Safety – Crime Records Service
Fee$3.00 (approx.) per name-based search credit in the TX Criminal History Conviction database (DPS Public Site).
State / TerritoryUtah
Repository AgencyUtah Dept. of Public Safety – Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI)
Fee$15.00 per Utah-only criminal history check (mail-in or online request). ($20 if done in person at BCI office)
State / TerritoryVermont
Repository AgencyVT Dept. of Public Safety – Vermont Crime Information Center (VCIC)
Fee$30.00 per criminal conviction record request
State / TerritoryVirgin Islands (US)
Repository AgencyUSVI Police Department – Records Bureau
Fee$10.00 per Police Record check (approximately; known locally as a “Police Clearance”)
State / TerritoryVirginia
Repository AgencyVirginia State Police – Criminal Records Check Section
Fee$15.00 per name-based check (both Form SP-167 “Name Record Check” and SP-230 “Sex Offender/Child Care” search)
State / TerritoryWashington
Repository AgencyWashington State Patrol – Identification & Criminal History Section
Fee$11.00 per name-based search (WATCH portal for conviction history)
State / TerritoryWest Virginia
Repository AgencyWV State Police – Criminal Records Section
FeeNo public name check (WV requires fingerprints via state-approved channel for background checks)
State / TerritoryWisconsin
Repository AgencyWI Dept. of Justice – Crime Information Bureau (CIB)
Fee$7.00 per name-based search (Wisconsin Online Record Check System – WORCS).
State / TerritoryWyoming
Repository AgencyWyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) – Criminal Records Section
FeeNo public name search (Wyoming requires fingerprint submission via DCI for background checks)